With so many activities taking place these days, it's starting to feel a lot like Christmas!

The Rotary Club of Mandeville on Tuesday honoured four outstanding businessmen with the Vocational Services Award for years of service to the community, excellence in business and going above and beyond to assist members of their community. They are (from left) Howard Chin of Brumalia Hardware, John O. 'Jackie' Minott of Jamaica Standard Products, Ralph James of Golf View Hotel, and Kevin O'Brien Chang of Fontana Pharmacy. - Contributed

Entertainer/philanthropist Shaggy shows Digicel's Shelly-Ann Curran an advanced copy of a book of his foundation's activities at the launch of the Shaggy and Friends 2010 concert yesterday. The book will be on sale later this year. - Photos by Nashauna Drummond

Upcoming jazz singer, Kiznet Cooper, performs at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel's Jazz in the Garden on Sunday. The event was held in association with Capital and Credit Merchant Bank. - Winston Sill/Freelance Photographer

Is Red Stripe's top guy Alan Barnes already a casualty of the job? We would love to know. He was at yesterday's launch of Shaggy and Friends Concert at the Bustamante Hospital for Children.

TVJ's Kay Osborne (left) is in a mood to dance as she has some fun with entertainer Tommy Cowan and Sharon Schroeter at The Gleaner Honour Awards for Entertainment, Science and Technology and Youth (UWI), held at 7 North Street in Kingston yesterday. - Photo by Rudolph Brown

Minister Olivia 'Babsy' Grange (centre) poses with daughter Paula Surtees and her husband Jonathan Surtees during the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica's Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Hilton Kingston Jamaica hotel on Monday night. - Colin Hamilton/Freelance Photographer

Former dancehall queen Carlene, orga-niser of Colour Me Single, enjoys the company of guests Kevin Blare from Voicemail and Shawna Fung Yee at the first in the series of weekly parties held at PURE Lounge on Thursday, October 22. - Contributed