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Published:Thursday | August 4, 2011 | 12:00 AM
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From left: Francine Anderson, Ainsley Whyte and Tanya Miller strike movie-star poses at the premiere of 'Ghett'a Life' last Thursday night.
Captain Fraser McConnell and wife Colleen are among those who came out for the premiere of the Jamaican movie 'Ghett'a Life' at the Palace Multiplex cinema in Montego Bay, last Thursday night. - photos by Janet Silvera
LIME's Chris Dehring (left) and Katia Almeida are spotted by Something Extra at the premiere of the movie 'Ghett'a Life', held at Carib 5 cinema, Cross Roads, on Wednesday, July 27. - Winston Sill/Freelance Photographer
From left: LIME's Biker 'Cutta', Yush promoter Quizz and LIME's events manager, Nathaniel Palmer, share lens time at Margaritaville.
LIME 'Dream' marketers (from left) Stephen Miller, Danielle Hopkins, Nathaniel Palmer and Lelieka-Dee Barnes pose for Something Extra. - Contributed photos
NCB's communications team (from left) Chantal Jenoure, Bridgette Rhoden, Belinda Williams and Misha Haye show togetherness at the recently held NCB IT Unplugged Mixer. - Contributed
Dream promoters Garth Walker (left) and Philip 'PP' Palmer (right) welcome Gregory Christian to the mix during Smirnoff Twisted Spirits at Amazon Beach, Negril, part of the Smirnoff Dream Weekend on Friday.
Editor-in-chief of Health, Home and Garden Magazine Fay Wint-Smith (left) and her assistant Latoya Smith (right) share camera time with guests (from second left) Camille Goldson, and Ella and William Aiken at the magazine's 10th anniversary celebration, held at Altamont Court Hotel, New Kingston, on Friday night. - Winston Sill/Freelance Photographer
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Thursdaytalk

Hottest topics on the cocktail circuit

Real tacky

1. Some are questioning the recent practice by some donors to advertise the fact that they are giving and the projects they contribute to. Some international donor agencies and experts says it's not only tacky, but the money being spent to advertise would be better spent on helping to alleviate the lot of the dispossessed!

Who is true to ja?

2. Word is: more and more of the nation's political and private-sector leaders are now acquiring homes in South Florida, The Bahamas, and London, causing some to question their commitment to Jamaica.

Big spending

3. Whispers abound about the mansions and expensive SUVs that some members of the security forces seemed to have acquired on their modest salaries. They say it's a case of the physicians needing to not heal, but purge themselves!

Fbi, irs on the case

4. Some say the FBI and IRS are now on the case and more arrests are coming in the Olint Ponzi matter. They say the charges range from money laundering to tax evasion and even racketeering.

Terminated

5. The listeners who were complaining of the tone of the commentary coming from the 'Hurry-Come-Up' one in the link-up, are now cheering the news that things came to ahead last week and the programme has been terminated!

Finally

6. The impending departure is being welcomed by both staffers and associates alike, so expect no fond farewells!

Fingers crossed

7. The growing consensus is that the party leader is a definite liability going into the next elections. So the question some are now asking is will there be a challenge to his leadership, come November, as they contend that his continued leadership is like an albatross around the party's neck. Or will it be a case of little fraid and big fraid - with those fearing being demoted in the event of the challenge going awry, opting to forego the challenge and hoping for the best?