The United Kingdom chapter of the Jamaica Basic Schools Foundation had a grand charity dinner and ball, and Jamaica's Deputy High Commissioner to the UK, Joan Thomas, had her dream wedding on Saturday.

Ron May, Andrea Bonitto (centre) and Louise Musgrove strike a pose for our camera at the Jamaica Basic Schools Foundation UK charity dinner and ball at the Hilton Kingston hotel last Saturday. - Winston Sill/Freelance Photographer

A jocular Nigel Logan of the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) has a strange look for Carol Crooks (right) of PCJ while Carlene Gordon of Petrojam looks on at the NCB reception. - Winston Sill/Freelance Photographer

The prodigal returns. Not quite but Courtney Campbell, now at GraceKennedy group, gets a warm welcome from his former National Commercial Bank (NCB) colleagues Kerine Hamilton (left), marketing manager for business services, and Belinda Williams, corporate communications manager. The occasion was an NCB executives lyme held at the Spanish Court Hotel, St Lucia Avenue, New Kingston, last Wednesday. - Winston Sill/Freelance Photographer

A: Dr Marian Allison-Vaughan, cousin of the groom, was radiant in hues of blue.

B: Joline Whiteman, wife of high commissioner of Jamaica to the United Kingdom, Burchell Whiteman, was a perfect shoo-in for her husband at his deputy's wedding. - photos by Colin Hamilton/freelance photographer

Director of Public Prosecutions Paula Llewellyn with the groom Albert Edwards, chief parliamentary counsel, before the official start of his wedding to Joan Thomas, Jamaica's deputy high commissioner to the UK last Saturday. - Colin Hamilton/freelance photographer