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Published:Tuesday | May 18, 2010 | 12:00 AM
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Jamaica's new Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks is escorted inside the Norman Manley International Airport terminal yesterday morning, by Chief of Protocol, Ricardo Allicock. She takes up duties today. - Ricardo Makyn/Staff Photographer
Natalie St Louis (left), marketing and business development services manager, Paymaster (Jamaica) Limited, strikes a pose with Grace Silvera, executive director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission.
Isiah Parnell (centre), chargé d'affaires, United States (US) Embassy, has a warm greeting for Jamaica's ambassador to the US, Audrey Marks. The occasion was the farewell reception hosted for her by the American Chamber of Commerce of Jamaica last Friday night. - Photos by Winston Sill/Freelance Photographer
From left: Shelly-Ann Daley, Celia Steele and Keisha Holman go for black.
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Fond farewell

The American Chamber of Commerce of Jamaica hosted a farewell reception for Ambassador Audrey Marks, at Jamaica House, Hope Road, on Friday night. See details in Sunday's Outlook.

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Where did he go?

1. Many are guessing where the beleaguered one sought solace in recent times. It sure wasn't at home. But according to some in the know - everything curry was laid at his feet!

Period of mourning

2. The party people paused for a few minutes as they pondered the question: What's a decent period of mourning? And the general consensus was that a week was much too short. Never mind what they say, the widow has not missed a beat since the dearly departed has been laid to rest.

Sweet news

3. Nice to see that sugar cane is now being labelled - this column mentioned the fact that this item was not being labelled. Great response!

Another one on the line!

4. Rumblings in the dump suggests that another CEO's job is on the line and the axe will come down despite party affiliations.

On her Marks, set, gone!

Jamaica's new Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency, Audrey Marks departed for Washington DC, to take up duties on behalf of her country yesterday.