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Mayor Encourages Residents of Westmoreland to Take Part in Festivities

Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Councillor Danree Delancy, is encouraging residents to take part in the parish’s Emancipation and Independence festivities. Councillor Delancy told JIS News that the Municipality hosted its Emancipation-Independence church service on July 27 at the Seaford Town Seventh-day...
National President of the Jamaica Red Cross (JRC), Allasandra Chung (centre) and JRC volunteers share a photo opportunity at the Emancipation and Independence Thanksgiving Church Service held at the Grace Missionary Church in Kingston on Sunday (July 28). A special donation, collected at the church for Hurricane Beryl victims, was handed over to the JRC.
National President of the Jamaica Red Cross (JRC), Allasandra Chung (centre) and JRC volunteers share a photo opportunity at the Emancipation and Independence Thanksgiving Church Service held at the Grace Missionary Church in Kingston on Sunday (July 28). A special donation, collected at the church for Hurricane Beryl victims, was handed over to the JRC.

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St. James Residents Urged to Come Out for Emancipendence Celebrations
Mayor of Morant Bay, Councillor Hubert Williams.
Mayor of Morant Bay, Councillor Hubert Williams.

Rev. Al Sharpton to Attend Morant Bay Rebellion 158th Anniversary Memorial Service
Ladane Williams-Gardener, Social Worker, St. James
Ladane Williams-Gardener, Social Worker, St. James

Jamaicans in the West Speak on Promoting Unity in the 61st Year of Independence and Beyond

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Marketing and Public Relations Manager, Universal Service Fund (USF), Oraine Wallace.
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USF Providing Free Wi-Fi Connectivity for ‘Emancipendence’ Celebrations

The Universal Service Fund (USF) is providing free Wi-Fi connectivity to persons attending the various “Emancipendence” celebratory activities. Marketing and Public Relations Manager, Oraine Wallace, indicated in a release that connection points have been established at the Independence Village at the National Arena. Access to Wi-Fi connectivity will also be granted during the Grand Gala at the National Stadium on...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), speaks with Anglican Archbishop of the West Indies and Lord Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, His Grace, the Most Rev. Dr. Howard Gregory, during Sunday’s (July 30) ecumenical National Independence Church Service. The service was held at the Waltham Park New Testament Church of God in Kingston. At right is Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.
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Anglican Archbishop Urges Jamaicans to Embrace the Spirit of Emancipation and Independence

Anglican Archbishop of the West Indies, His Grace, the Most Rev. Dr. Howard Gregory, is calling on Jamaicans to embrace the spirit of Independence and Emancipation, in charting a course for the future. Dr. Gregory, who is also Lord Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, encouraged persons to remain steadfast to the ideals which charted the course for Jamaica’s...
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The Manchioneal Cultural Group performs during the Emancipation Day event, ‘Augus Mawnin Market’, on Tuesday (August 1). The event kicked off the week-long slate of activities being staged at the ‘Independence Village’ at the National Arena in Kingston from August 1 to 6.
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‘Augus’ Mawnin Market’ Kicks Off Week-Long Emancipation and Independence Celebrations

The flagship Emancipation Day event, ‘Augus Mawnin Market’, kicked off the week-long slate of activities being staged at the ‘Independence Village’ at the National Arena in Kingston, from August 1 to 6. On Tuesday, August 1, which is celebrated as Emancipation Day, the Village came alive with the sounds of popular festival songs, ‘Land of My Birth’, ‘Cherry Oh! Baby’,...
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Revellers in Half-Way Tree, St. Andrew, on Emancipation Day 2022.
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Jamaicans Urged to Take Covid-19 Precautions During ‘Emancipendence’ Celebrations

Jamaicans are being encouraged to take the necessary precautions against COVID-19 as they participate in festivities to mark Emancipation and Independence. The Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, recently announced that there has been an uptick in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases and urged persons, especially the most vulnerable, “to employ infection-prevention-and-control mechanisms”. Speaking at...
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