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Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon (left), hands over a token of appreciation to Pastor of the Kings Chapel United Pentecostal Church, Frank Kellier, during the St. James Independence Church Service, held at the church on Albion Road in Montego Bay, on Sunday (July 30). They are joined by Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister (West), Hon. Homer Davis (third right, back row), and Councillors from St. James.
Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon (left), hands over a token of appreciation to Pastor of the Kings Chapel United Pentecostal Church, Frank Kellier, during the St. James Independence Church Service, held at the church on Albion Road in Montego Bay, on Sunday (July 30). They are joined by Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister (West), Hon. Homer Davis (third right, back row), and Councillors from St. James.

Jamaicans Should Reflect on Achievements of Country – Deputy Mayor

Jamaicans should reflect on the country’s significant progress and journey as the nation celebrates 61 years of Independence. Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, made the plea as he addressed the St. James Independence Church Service, held at...
Glittering drones lit up the skies during last year’s Independence Grand Gala at the National Stadium in Kingston.
Glittering drones lit up the skies during last year’s Independence Grand Gala at the National Stadium in Kingston.

Spectacular Drone Display Returns for Jamaica 61
(FILE) Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaking at the Emancipation and Independence thanksgiving service at the Portmore Church of God in South Edgewater, St. Catherine, on Sunday August 2, 2020
(FILE) Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaking at the Emancipation and Independence thanksgiving service at the Portmore Church of God in South Edgewater, St. Catherine, on Sunday August 2, 2020

Emancipation and Independence Church Service July 30
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), is flanked by contestants in the 2023 Jamaica Festival Song Competition, at the presentation show held at the Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston on July 6.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), is flanked by contestants in the 2023 Jamaica Festival Song Competition, at the presentation show held at the Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston on July 6.

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Performers in the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Mello-Go-Roun’ take the stage at the end of the showcase inside the National Stadium Complex in Kingston on August 3. The annual show features the best of performances in poetry, drama, song and dance from the JCDC’s Festival of the Arts.
Performers in the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Mello-Go-Roun’ take the stage at the end of the showcase inside the National Stadium Complex in Kingston on August 3. The annual show features the best of performances in poetry, drama, song and dance from the JCDC’s Festival of the Arts.

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Flag bearers enter the sanctuary in Takoma Park, Maryland, signalling the commencement of the Thanksgiving Service to mark Jamaica’s Diamond Jubilee and 184 years of Emancipation. Leading the procession is Rick Nugent, president of the Jamaican Association of Maryland. Bearing the Jamaica flag is Kerry Anderson-Dixon; Ingrid Jallier carries the USA flag – both are Embassy staff members. They are accompanied by others bearing the flags of the District of Columbia (Washington DC), the state of Maryland, and the Commonwealth of Virginia. Looking on (from centre) is Jamaica’s Ambassador to Washington. Audrey Marks.
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Diaspora Celebrates Jamaica 60 at Church Service in DMV

Focused on rallying around “Reigniting a Nation for Greatness,” Jamaicans came together in the Washington DC-Maryland-Virginia (DMV) metropolitan region on Sunday (July 31) to mark their island nation’s Diamond Jubilee. With a special church service of thanksgiving which also celebrated 184 years of emancipation from slavery, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said they are “crucial partners and drivers...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), with Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second right); Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dermon Spence (left), and State Minister, Frank Witter, at the official launch of the ‘Grow Smart, Eat Smart’ campaign on August 1. It was held at the 68th Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, Denbigh Showground, Clarendon.
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‘Food Freedom’ is True Emancipation

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, attended the 68th Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, which culminated with the official launch of the ‘Grow Smart, Eat Smart’ campaign on August 1. The launch brought the curtains down on the three-day agricultural showcase held from July 30 to August 1 at the Denbigh Showground, Clarendon. Prime Minister Holness, who visited...
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Newly crowned Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2022, Velonique Bowen, at the coronation held at the National Indoor Sports Centre on Monday (August 1)..
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Miss Kingston and St. Andrew is Jamaica Festival Queen

Broadcast journalist, Velonique Bowen, is the newly crowned Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2022. Miss Bowen, who represented Kingston and St. Andrew, was among the 13 parish queens in the contest, held at the National Indoor Sports Centre on Monday (August 1). Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, presented the winner’s cheque of $600,000, at the grand...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right) and Nigerian Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama (left) lay floral tributes at the shrine of the African ancestors at the Seville Heritage Park, St. Ann, during the Seville Emancipation Jubilee on July 31.
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Jamaicans Celebrate at Seville Emancipation Jubilee

Jamaicans from all walks of life turned out in their thousands on Sunday (July 31) into Monday morning (August 1) to celebrate the nation’s culture at the Seville Emancipation Jubilee at Seville Heritage Park in St. Ann. The event, which returns to the heritage site after a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, included an array of cultural...
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