From left: Lezanne Azan, husband, Omar, Miss Jamaica World Kerrie Baylis and Brian Pengelley pose for Something Extra at the JMA's 41st annual awards banquet and presentation ceremony, held at the Hilton Kingston Jamaica hotel in New Kingston last Thursday. - Winston Sill/Freelance Photographer

The Jamaica Manufacturers' Association celebrates 41 years, and it is good to do something for others, but when they say thank you in return, it feels even better.

It was a wonderful evening out for (from left) John Issa, Phyllis Amar, her husband, Michael, Aida Issa, Hope Zacca and her husband, Edward, dining at Susie's Bakery and Coffee Bar, Southdale Plaza, last Wednesday. - Winston Sill/Freelance Photographer

Violinist Jessica Yapp has aced nine CSEC subjects, all with grade one, and taken a year off to focus on mastering the violin. We caught up with her yesterday on her return home from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where she just sat the Associated Board of the Royal School of Music (LRSM) exam. She will begin her pursuit of a career in medicine next year. - PHOTO BY Barbara Ellington

President Barack Obama may indeed need some prayer. The president, First Lady Michelle and their daughters, Sasha (second left), and Malia, walk across Pennsylvania Avenue as they head back to the White House after leaving St John's Episcopal Church in Washington, DC, yesterday.

Let's dance! Dr Pearnell Bell (left) and nurse Joy Crooks dance to some oldies but goodies at a special thank-you reception for the CUMI fund-raising committee at Bell's Ironshore residence last Saturday. - photo by Janet Silvera

Shelagh Jardim (left) and Staysie Spence have a lot to talk about at a reception for the fundraising committee of Committee for the Upliftment of the Mentally Il (CUMI).

From left: Kimberly, Ian and Lana Forbes make a perfect picture as they attend last Thursday's Jamaica Manufacturers' Association (JMA) 41st annual awards banquet and presentation ceremony. - Winston Sill/Freelance Photographer