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Published:Saturday | May 29, 2010 | 12:00 AM
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Governor General Sir Patrick Allen fixes the medal around Ruby Martin's neck as he confers on her the Order of Distinction in the Rank of Commander at King's House last Tuesday. - Photos by Ian Allen/Photographer
Mexican Ambassador Leonora Rueda (right) has a word with Ruby Martin.
Following the special ceremony of investiture for Ruby Martin, OD, Vivian Crawford had a warm greeting for her.
From left: Cedric McDonald, Kamla McDonald, Ruby Martin and Gillian Rowlands pose for the camera at the special ceremony of investiture for Ruby Martin.
Lady Allen (right), wife of Governor General Sir Patrick Allen, congratulates Ruby Martin.
From left: Ingrid Sinclair, Doreen Lawson, Carol Gentles, birthday celebrant Maureen Shaw, Sandra Kennedy, Marcia Charlobois, Olive Smith and Sheryl Cameron pose for the memory-making picture at Shaw's birthday celebration in Mandeville on Tuesday night. - Contributed
President Barack Obama meets with Liberia's President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington DC, on Thursday.
President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, along with daughters Malia (front), Sasha (left) and mother-in-law Marian Robinson (back right), leave Air Force One after arriving at Chicago O'Hare International Airport in Chicago on Thursday for the Memorial Day weekend.
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  • There was a special ceremony of investiture for Ruby Martin, OD, as a member of the Order of Distinction in the Rank of Commander (CD) at King's House on Tuesday, May 18. Here are pictorial highlights of the event.
  • Over in Mandeville, Manchester, on Tuesday night, friends of the former wife of Finance Minister Audley Shaw toasted her birthday during an intimate party at the Bloomfield Great House in the parish.
  • Elsewhere in the world, Jordan celebrated its 64th year of independence on Tuesday; Queen Elizabeth II opened Parliament in London, also on Tuesday; United States President Barack Obama met with Liberia's President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf in Washington, DC, on Thursday and later that same day, the Obamas arrive in Chicago for the Memorial Day weekend.