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Reggae singer and actress Nadine Sutherland steps out in comfortable style for the Governor General’s Independence Day Reception.
Nathaniel Stewart
Reggae singer and actress Nadine Sutherland steps out in comfortable style for the Governor General’s Independence Day Reception.
Geneive Brown Metzger (left), former consul general for Jamaica to New York, shares lens time with her husband, Dr Stephen Metzger.
Nathaniel Stewart
Geneive Brown Metzger (left), former consul general for Jamaica to New York, shares lens time with her husband, Dr Stephen Metzger.
Catching up over conversation are Fabiana Fajardo (left), wife of Argentina’s ambassador to Jamaica, and Tomoko Atsumi, wife of the Japanese ambassador to Jamaica, who paused discussions to smile for our camera.
Nathaniel Stewart
Catching up over conversation are Fabiana Fajardo (left), wife of Argentina’s ambassador to Jamaica, and Tomoko Atsumi, wife of the Japanese ambassador to Jamaica, who paused discussions to smile for our camera.
Uniting for the celebration Jamaica’s independence are Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica, Kamina Johnson Smith and Dr Deborah Hickling Gordon, shadow minister for culture and creative industries.
Nathaniel Stewart
Uniting for the celebration Jamaica’s independence are Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica, Kamina Johnson Smith and Dr Deborah Hickling Gordon, shadow minister for culture and creative industries.
Decked in matching black, the French ambassador to Jamaica, Olivier Guyonvarch, attends the main event with his wife, Boulie Jeong.
Nathaniel Stewart
Decked in matching black, the French ambassador to Jamaica, Olivier Guyonvarch, attends the main event with his wife, Boulie Jeong.
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In fashion, both proud and bold, the main stage on the lawns of King’s House reflected patriotic streams of black, green and gold as diplomats, government officials and other specially invited guests gathered to celebrate on Thursday night ahead of Jamaica’s 63rd independence. Hosted by the lovely master of ceremonies, Fae Ellington, Governor General Sir Patrick Allen offered a warm welcome to his annual reception and made a toast to the nation. Something Extra brings you the highlights.