It's birthday celebrations all around. Today the United States celebrates its independence, and the Press Association of Jamaica turns 65 this year. Throw a fab car into the mix and there's reason to celebrate.

Happy birthday to the US of A today, July 4. To mark the occasion, United States Ambassador Brenda LaGrange Johnson (left) and Information Minister Olivia Grange toast at the US independence reception at the US Embassy on Hope Road on Wednesday. - Peta-Gaye Clachar/Staff Photographer

Claudia Hanson (left) and Tausayi Hemans give us the Greek goddess look. Statuesque indeed!

Wow, talk about unveiling a beauty! The Mitsubishi promotional girls unveil the new ride of race car driver David Summerbell at the Mitsubishi dealership on South Camp Road on Wednesday. Summerbell will be taking this Evolution VIII to the Caribbean Circuit Racing Championships. - Kyle Macpherson/Freelance Photographer

Definitely the lady of the moment, Minister of Information, Sports ,Youth and Culture, Olivia 'Babsy' Grange, is well protected, by the looks of it, as she is escorted by secretary of the Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) and associate editor of The Sunday Gleaner, Byron Buckley (left), and president of the PAJ, Desmond Richards, at a reception to celebrate the PAJ's 65th anniversary at the organisation's headquarters on East Avenue on Wednesday. - Peta-Gaye Clachar/Staff Photographer

What do you do if you just completed an MBA and you own a travel agency faced with the challenges now plaguing the airline industry? Diversify, of course! And that's just what Compact Travel's boss Juliet Moss-Solomon (left) did. She teamed up with Collie Richards, Caribbean rep for Murval Paris line of hip and fashionable travel bags, and all is set for take-off. Check them out at Loshusan supermarket in Barbican for see-through bags and colour coordinated carry-ons, or anything that can take you from departure lounge to boardroom. - Colin Hamilton/ Freelance Photographer