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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)..

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...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, celebrates with members of the public as the Emancipation Day float parade travelled along Half-Way-Tree Road in Kingston on Monday (August 1.)

PHOTOS: Jamaica 60 Float Parade

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.

Jamaicans Celebrate at Seville Emancipation Jubilee

A patron purchases produce at the farmers market, during Monday’s (August 1) ‘Augus’ Mawnin Market in the Jamaica 60 Independence Village at the National Stadium Complex in Kingston.

Welcome Return of Augus’ Mawnin Market

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

The Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Daredevil Riders perform the ‘13-man motorcycle’ stunt, which shows 13 police officers riding on a single motorcycle. Occasion was the Jamaica Defence Force’s (JDF) 60th anniversary show held at Up Park Camp in Kingston on July 29.

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Colourful and Exciting Displays for JDF’s 60th Anniversary

Up Park Camp in Kingston came alive with an exciting and colourful show of military displays and performances, as the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) celebrated its 60th anniversary on Friday (July 29). Under the theme: ‘Forward in Service: Celebrating 60 Years’, the two-part event took patrons on a journey of the history and culture of the JDF, with all the...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, enters a vintage car, which was on display during the Jamaica Defence Force’s (JDF) 60th Anniversary Celebrations held at Up Park Camp in Kingston on July 29. There were several vehicles on display for patrons to view during the event.

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JDF’s 60th Anniversary Celebrations (Photos)

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, enters a vintage car, which was on display during the Jamaica Defence Force’s (JDF) 60th Anniversary Celebrations held at Up Park Camp in Kingston on July 29. There were several vehicles on display for patrons to view during the event.

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (front row, centre); Leader of the Opposition, Mark Golding (front row, right); and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (front row, left), hold a vase bearing sand depicting the colours of the national flag during the National Independence and Emancipation Day Church Service at the Boulevard Baptist Church, 2 Washington Boulevard, Kingston 20 on July 31. Others observing (from left) are: Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith; Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw; Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams; Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Leslie Campbell; Member of Parliament for St. Catherine South Eastern, Robert Miller; Member of Parliament, Western St. Andrew, Anthony Hylton; and President of the Senate, Tom Tavares Finson.

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Jamaicans Urged Not to Take Freedom for Granted

On the eve of Emancipation Day, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange is imploring Jamaicans to never take their freedom for granted. She made the call during the National Independence and Emancipation Day Church Service held at the Boulevard Baptist Church in Kingston on July 31. “Our ancestors, against all odds, were able to successfully upend...

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...

The 2022 Jamaica Gospel Star, Danielle Mayne, proudly displays her trophy at the grand finals of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC)-organised competition, which was aired on television and streamed on social media on Saturday (July 30).

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Danielle Mayne is 2022 Gospel Star

Danielle Mayne has won the 2022 Jamaica Gospel Star competition walking away with the top prize of $1 million, as well as the opportunity to record a single and shoot a music video. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange and Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, presented the winner’s cheque and trophy, at the...

Jamaica 4-H Clubs Marketing Officer, Jovaughn Bailey (right), shows patrons an aquaponics unit on day one of the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show in Clarendon on Saturday (July 30).

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‘Bounce Back Denbigh’ Off to a Great Start

The three-day Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show got off to a great start on Saturday (July 30) and is already showing signs of a major comeback after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19. The event, taking place in May Pen, Clarendon, has been hailed as the ‘bounce back’ Denbigh by Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. From...

Members of the Ashish Health Care Organisation (in white shirts) assisting persons attending a recent health fair in St. Mary.

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‘Free Fun Fair’ at Annotto Bay Sports Complex Monday

A free health fair and fun day will be held at the Annotto Bay Multi-Purpose Sports Complex in St. Mary on Emancipation Day, Monday, August 1. The event, which will get underway at 8:00 a.m., is being hosted by the Indian High Commission in Jamaica in collaboration with the Ashish Health Care and Ashish Community Health Organisation, a non-profit entity...