The annual Independence Day ceremony was held yesterday with the usual pomp and pageantry.

Marigold Harding(left) and Director of Public Prosecutions Paula Llwellyn.

Opposition Leader Portia Simpson Miller (left) spends time with Lorna Golding, wife of Prime Minister Bruce Golding.

Andrea Francis strikes a pose.

Ana Martha Engel is a picture of cool composure in the summer heat.