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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.

Jamaicans Encouraged to Wear the National Colours

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange is urging Jamaicans to “clean up, decorate their space and dress up in the national colours – the Black, Green and Gold.” Jamaica’s 60th Independence anniversary year-long celebrations are being...
March1 – A marching band will be a feature of the Lauriston/Thompson Pen Community 4-H club motorcade on Saturday (August 6), in honour of its 25th anniversary and Jamaica 60.
March1 – A marching band will be a feature of the Lauriston/Thompson Pen Community 4-H club motorcade on Saturday (August 6), in honour of its 25th anniversary and Jamaica 60.

Lauriston/Thompson Pen Community 4-H Club Stages Motorcade on Saturday
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.

Mello-Go-Round — The Best of Festival 2022
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.
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.

Diaspora Celebrates Jamaica 60 at Church Service in DMV
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, pins the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal (Caribbean Realm) on the uniform of Lance Corporal McKenzie, who is the only female to receive the Queen’s medal this year from the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF). The award ceremony took place at Up Park Camp in Kingston on July 29 during the JDF’s 60th anniversary celebrations.
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, pins the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal (Caribbean Realm) on the uniform of Lance Corporal McKenzie, who is the only female to receive the Queen’s medal this year from the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF). The award ceremony took place at Up Park Camp in Kingston on July 29 during the JDF’s 60th anniversary celebrations.

2118 JDF Soldiers Get Medals of Honour

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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left); Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Homer Davis (second left); and Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Leeroy Williams (second right), participate in the St. James Parish Emancipation/Independence service in Montego Bay on Sunday (July 31). They are joined by the Mayor’s wife, Shirley Williams (third from left), and Justice of the Peace, Lorna Cohall.
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Use Jamaica 60 to Recommit to Nation-Building – Mayor Williams

Jamaicans are being urged to use the celebration of the nation’s 60th year of independence to recommit to working together for the good of the country. Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Leeroy Williams, made the call as he addressed the parish’s Emancipation/Independence Church Service at Burchell Memorial Baptist Church in the second city...
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President of the South St. Catherine Chamber of Commerce and Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Shades of Elegance Limited, Treacha Reid.
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Old Harbour Celebrates Jamaica 60

A Jamaica 60 flag raising ceremony will be held in Old Harbour Square in Old Harbour, St. Catherine on Sunday (July 31), starting at 3:30 p.m.The event is organised by the Old Harbour Zone Cultural Committee in partnership with the South St. Catherine Chamber of Commerce (SSCC). It will include a march past by uniformed groups led by the Jamaica...
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Events Coordinator for National Religious Services, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission, Andrea McCurdy.
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Jamaica 60 Emancipation and Independence Church Service July 31

The Jamaica 60 Emancipation and Independence thanksgiving Church Service will be held on Sunday, July 31 at 9:00 a.m., at the Boulevard Baptist Church, 2 Washington Boulevard, Kingston 20. The Government, through the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, will be hosting the service under the theme ‘Reigniting a Nation for Greatness with Gratitude, Discipline and Commitment to God’....
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Flyer outlining activities in Manchester.
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Manchester Stages Pre-Independence Activities

The parish of Manchester will commence a series of pre-Independence activities on Sunday (July 24), which will culminate with a gala in the Mandeville Park, on July 28. On Sunday, a church service will be held at the Ridgemount United Church, in Mandeville, starting at 9:00 a.m., with the Mandeville health workers choir on show, where the activities will be...
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Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon.
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Clean-Up Programme for Jamaica 60 Celebrations

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) will be part of a massive clean-up programme for Jamaica 60th celebrations. Jamaica’s 60th year of Independence is being celebrated under the theme ‘Re-igniting a Nation for Greatness’. Speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, the agency’s Executive Director, Audley Gordon, said that announcements for a massive clean-up programme will be made in...
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Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left) in discussion with (from 2nd left) Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, and Horace Dalley, who represented the Leader of the Opposition during Friday’s (August 6) flag raising ceremony at Statue Park, just outside the National Stadium in Kingston. The event was among the activities marking the country’s 59th Independence Day Anniversary.
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PHOTOS: Most Hon. Andrew Holness attends Independence Day Flag Raising Ceremony at the National Stadium

Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left) in discussion with (from 2nd left) Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, and Horace Dalley, who represented the Leader of the Opposition during Friday’s (August 6) flag raising ceremony at Statue Park, just outside the National Stadium in Kingston....
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Deputy Mayor of Lucea and Chairman of the Civic and Community Affairs Committee, Hanover Municipal Corporation, Councillor Andria Dehaney-Grant, gives her remarks at a civic ceremony commemorating Jamaica’s 59th year of Independence, held at Bustamante Square, Lucea, Hanover on August 6.
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Hanover Celebrates Independence with Civic Ceremony in Lucea

The Hanover Municipal Corporation on Friday (August 6) hosted a civic ceremony commemorating Jamaica’s 59th year of Independence. The ceremony was held at Bustamante Square, Lucea, in the Parish. In her message, Deputy Mayor of Lucea and Chairman of the Civic and Community Affairs Committee, Councillor Andria Dehaney-Grant, called on Jamaicans to work together for a better country. “Let us...
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