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Published:Thursday | October 13, 2011 | 12:00 AM
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Audrey Marks (second right), with (from left) Emeritus of Dubb Lupton Alsop law firm (DLA Piper), George J. Mitchell; general manager of Pfizer, Amy Schulman; and Tom Dashle, at Monday night's official opening of the law firm's Global Women's Leadership Summit at the Peninsula Hotel in downtown Chicago. Ambassador Marks will discuss the issues and challenges women leaders face and the diplomatic tools utilised to break the marble ceiling. Her presentation will also focus on the key role of diplomacy for global business. The three-day conference brings together 300 women leaders from around the USA. - JIS
Businessman Patrick Casserly (left), having a good laugh with The Gleaner's managing director, Christopher Barnes, and media manager for the Western Bureau, Shernett Robinson during the cocktail launch of Restaurant Week at the Montego Bay Yacht Club on Monday.
Keteisha McCulloch, brand events coordinator at Wysinco Distributors, poses for Something Extra.
Steve Sowa (left), executive chef at the Half Moon Resort, and the hotel's food and beverage director, Giorgio Rusconi, share the company of Stephanie Scott, of SSCO Event Management and the woman behind The Gleaner-sponsored Restaurant Week, at its Montego Bay launch on Monday. - photos by Mark Titus
The T-shirts of Sacha Viamontie (left) and Nashell Brown say it all.
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Coming storm

1 Insiders say in his parting shot, some in the organisation were advised that it might be in their best interest to consider relocating to certain countries. And if that was not bad enough, he further advised of the storm to come that would be rocking the organisation!

Go now!

2 The line being used by some insiders now is "Tek wey yuhself," as functionaries and activists are now impatient to install the new leader and for him to get his show on the road.

Why the sponsorship?

3 Observers were asking what motivated the sponsorship of the programme in the first place, as they were questioning the values and attitudes the company was associating itself with.

Kicked out!

4 Some say the last meeting disintegrated in nothing more than a standpipe 'tracing match', with one co-opted member being thrown out on his ear. Some say since then there has been a noticeable change in the discourse.

It's almost time!

5 Predictions are that it will be December elections to stave off scandals to come and to capitalise on whatever bounce and goodwill will result from expected changes. The reasoning is that any prolonging of the current administration, even with a new leader, will result in greater fallout in the New Year.

Foreign investigators

6 Buzz is the international investigators were in the island only last week, interviewing witnesses. Some say a new round of extradition requests are to follow and this time they will include politicians as well as some private-sector characters.

Reality tv show

7 The comment from the family member is reverberating around the globe, but it is in Jamaica that it is being regarded with incredulity. Some say it was a case of bad timing, but others say in light of all that transpired and continues to play itself out in the public arena, it's a case of a dysfunctional family acting in public, but in reality it as if they are auditioning for their own reality TV show.

Bad debts

8 Some are asking why the due diligence was not conducted before announcing the candidacy. Story now is that the tenants are being forced to vacate the area as the electricity and water have been turned off for lack of payment, adding to the growing list of creditors lining up to collect outstanding bills.