RIU Resorts director of sales, Angella Bennett (right), hosts some of the bigwigs in travel and tourism, Dina Bertolo (left), senior vice-president of Sunquest Vacations, and Wayne Nosworthy, senior director, at the reopening of the upgraded RIU Palace Tropical Bay Hotel in Negril last Wednesday night. - Photo by Janet Silvera

From left: Managing director, Exclusive Holidays, Fred Smith is greeted by Thomas Cook's Alain Look (right) and Pat Lista at the reopening of the RIU Palace Tropical Bay Hotel in Negril last Wednesday. - Photo by Janet Silvera

Digicel Rising Stars winner, Romaine Virgo, enjoys the company of Vinette Smith at the St Catherine Co-operative Credit Union awards dinner and party. - Rudolph Brown/Chief Photographer

Left: Minister of Mining and Telecommunications, Derrick Smith (right), has the audience in stitches at the ministry's Christmas luncheon last Thursday at Jade Garden Restaurant, Sovereign Centre, St Andrew. - Contributed

General manager of Caribbean Cement Company Anthony Haynes and his wife Suzette arrive for Caribbean Cement Company's annual awards ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel last Thursday. - Rudolph Brown/Chief Photographer

Jillian Castro, daughter of civil registrar Silvera Castro looks ready to have a good time at the Caribbean Cement Company annual awards ceremony. - Rudolph Brown/Chief Photographer

Rudolph Brown/Chief Photographer Winston Fletcher (centre), president of the St Catherine Credit Union, in discussion with Sam Green (left) and David Wan, chairman of Cuna Mutual Insurance Society, at the St Catherine Co-operative Credit Union awards dinner and party at the Waterfalls in St Andrew last Friday.