PHOTOS: Africa-CARICOM Day Flag Raising Ceremony September 8, 2024 Listen CARICOM Share Photo: Mark Bell Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Denzil Thorpe (left) along with (from second left) Principal Director, Culture, Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Jo-Anne Archibald; High Commissioner for the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, His Excellency, Deryck Murray; Consul General for the Bahamas in Jamaica, Alveta Knight; Acting Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Esmond Reid; Honorary Consul for Ethiopia in Jamaica, Yodit Hylton; South African High Commissioner, Her Excellency Lumka Yevgeni; and Chargé d'affaires, Nigerian High Commission, Tajudeen Epo Adulkadir at the Africa-CARICOM Day event held today (September 7) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade in Kingston. During the 2021 Inaugural Africa-CARICOM Summit, a decision was taken for September 7 to be observed as Africa-CARICOM Day. This annual acknowledgement as outlined by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), is an initiative aimed at strengthening relationships and fostering cooperation between CARICOM and the African Union (AU). Photo: Mark Bell Members of the Jamaica Defence Force participate in a flag raising ceremony of the CARICOM, African Union and the Jamaica Flag during the Africa-CARICOM Day event held today (September 7) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade in Kingston. During the 2021 Inaugural Africa-CARICOM Summit, a decision was taken for September 7 to be observed as Africa-CARICOM Day. This annual acknowledgement as outlined by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), is an initiative aimed at strengthening relationships and fostering cooperation between CARICOM and the African Union (AU).