To celebrate the Year of the Rat, the Chinese put their all into the annual spring festival garden party, held at the Chinese Benevolent Associa-tion on Old Hope Road, St Andrew, last Sunday. Even Elvis was there. Was he Chinese? Maybe he is, in the Year of the Rat. - Winston Sill/Freelance Photographer

Having a good time at the annual fund-raiser staged by the Immaculate Conception High School Alumnae Association of Toronto chapter, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary, are (from left) Herman and Jean Chang, Donette Chin-Loy and Ray Chang. This year the school is celebrating its 150th year. Chin-Loy is from the class of 1972. - Contributed

Lately, there has been much to celebrate. From Chinese New Year, to anniversaries, to the birthday of Reggae great, Bob Marley. And the celebration continues as the entire month of February is being celebrated in Jamaica as Reggae Month

From left: Spanish Ambassador Jesús Silva and wife Sara, with friends Liz Hall and Jonathan Surtees at Strawberry Hill Hotel and Spa, last Wednesday. - photos by Peta-Gaye Clachar/Staff Photographer

Nivine Rophael (left) and Yulit Gordon, executive at Digicel, celebrate Bob Marley's 63rd birthday.

From left: Alexandra and Marcel Consten, from the German Embassy, and friend Egbert Van Frankenberg came out to celebrate Bob Marley's birthday. .