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Published:Friday | January 28, 2011 | 12:00 AM
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Jamaica's ambassador to the United States, Audrey Marks (second left), with president and CEO of the National Association of Equal Opportunities in Higher Education, Lezli Baskerville (second right), who presented her with a copy of a publication, 'State of America's Black Colleges', after a meeting to discuss educational opportunities for Jamaican students in the United States at the National Association of Equal Opportunities in Higher Education headquarters in Washington, DC on Tuesday. Sharing in the occasion are (from left) Minister Counsellor at the Embassy of Jamaica, Franz Hall; chairman of Chartered Health Plan Inc, Jeff Thompson, and director of Early Resolution and Conciliation, Carl Butler.
Talk-show host Oprah Winfrey (right) poses with First Lady Michelle Obama during taping of 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' at Harpo Studios in Chicago on January 21.
Jamaica's honorary consul in Atlanta, Vin Martin, seems to have both hands filled with renowned Jamaican cabaret singer Karen Smith (left) and acting director of marketing at the Hartfield-Jackson International Airport, Georgia Alrea Barr. They were at the recent Montego Bay Atlanta sister cities fund-raising gala at the Marriott Hotel in Atlanta. - Contributed
Hotelier, Professor Heinz Simonitsch (left), engages Wordsworth Watson in a discussion during The Monday Club's monthly meeting in Montego Bay on January 24, The Monday Club was conceptualised more than 10 years ago and comprises male business executives socialising once per month. January's meeting was sponsored by Fred Smith, managing director of Exclusive Holidays and Tropical Tours. - Photo by Noel Thompson
Dancehall vixen Tifa (centre) and girlfriends Ayesha Dawes (left) and Crystal Gardener were seen enjoying the vibes at Chug It at The Boardwalk in Portmore on Sunday. - Contributed
Finland ambassador to Venezuela Mikko Pyhala and his wife Pia Sovio-Pyhala (left) inside the Reading Centre with co-librarian Tamikee Walsh. The diplomats were impressed with the Trench Town project on their recent visit.
From left: Patrick Hylton, group managing director, National Commercial Bank; Wayne Chen, president of the Jamaica Employers' Federation, checking out the BlackBerry Torch he received from Brian Bennett-Easy, acting head of Digicel Business, as Brenda Cuthbert, CEO, Jamaica Employers' Federation, and Dr Christopher Tufton, minister of agriculture and fisheries, looks on. -Contributed
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Jamaicans at home and abroad have been busy on the social scene and we have some snapshots for you.

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