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Published:Tuesday | August 7, 2012 | 12:00 AM
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Amid the loud cheering, Jamaica's Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller says a quiet prayer in gratitude for the one-two finish for Jamaican athletes Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake in the 100-metre final at the London 2012 Olympics. - Gladstone Taylor / Photographer
Mayor of Kingston Angela Brown Burke (left) came out in bold Jamaican colours last Tuesday to bid Chilean Ambassador Alfredo Garcia (right) and his wife Luz Santa Maria farewell. - Winston Sill / Freelance Photographer
Lyshon Davis (left) and Katrina McIntosh both of Chas E Ramson. The company sponsored some wines and hors d'oeuvres at the farewell reception for Chilean Ambassador Alfredo Garcia and his wife at their home.
Montego Bay businessman and parish councillor Homer Davis and his wife Dr Carleen Grant dancing up a storm at his joint birthday party with nephew Norman Brown. The two combined their 110 years on earth and threw a big bash at the Ironshore Golf Club in the second city last Saturday night.
Dennis Meadows and Jill Yearwood looking quite comfy at Norman Brown and Homer Davis' 10 years birthday party at the Ironshore Gold Club in Montego Bay last Saturday night.
A ready-to-wear design by Bill Edwards was a part of the Jamaica 50 Fashion Show at the Jamaica 50 Golden Jubilee Village at Independence Park, Saturday night. - photos by Winston Sill / Freelance Photographer
Wearing black, green and gold in style, this model struts his stuff in an outfit designed by Rick B's Fashion at the Jamaica 50 Fashion Show at the Jubilee Village on Saturday.
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Ernesto threatened to rain on our parade but the Jamaican colours and pride shone through. Days leading up to Jamaica's golden jubilee had us showcasing the national colours wherever we went. They were worn to bid diplomats farewell and showcased on the fashion stage. We never forgot the parties in-between, with birthdays celebrated in the west and the prime minister hosting her own get-together to watch the Olympic 100-metre men's final.

Some of us screamed, cried and the prime minister prayed - all in all Independence was bright.