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Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation and Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis (centre), with the ‘Spirit of Independence’ awardees during Thursday’s (August 6) Independence Day Civic and Awards Ceremony. The event was held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre under the theme: ‘Jamaica 58… Resilient and Strong’.
Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation and Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis (centre), with the ‘Spirit of Independence’ awardees during Thursday’s (August 6) Independence Day Civic and Awards Ceremony. The event was held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre under the theme: ‘Jamaica 58… Resilient and Strong’.

Sixteen Stakeholders Honoured During Independence Day Ceremony In St. James

Fourteen persons and two entities in St. James were honoured for outstanding contributions and selfless service to the parish’s development, during the St James Municipal Corporation’s Independence Day Civic and Awards Ceremony on Thursday (August 6). The stately event was...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), converses with Opposition Leader, Dr. Peter Phillips, during Thursday’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 58th Independence Day Anniversary under the theme: ‘Resilient and Strong. Let’s Celebrate Jamaica’.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), converses with Opposition Leader, Dr. Peter Phillips, during Thursday’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 58th Independence Day Anniversary under the theme: ‘Resilient and Strong. Let’s Celebrate Jamaica’.

PHOTOS: Most Hon. Andrew Holness attends Independence Day Flag Raising Ceremony at the National Stadium
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange

‘Emancipendence’ 2020 Message from Minister Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport
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Fireworks for Jamaica 58 Independence Celebration
Members of the winning teams for the various categories in the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) ‘Perform A Yaad’ Social Media Competition, along with their respective teachers pose for a photograph after collecting their prizes at an awards presentation ceremony for the competition, held at the Louise Bennett Garden Theatre at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in St. Andrew, on Tuesday (August 4). The group-based competition, which ran on the JCDC’s Facebook and Instagram pages, saw participating groups submitting a video recording of their best at-home performance. It targeted previous participants of the JCDC’s National Festival of the Performing Arts, covering the five performing arts subject areas of:Dance, Drama, Music, Speech and Traditional Folk Forms, and was hosted in an effort to keep JCDC performing arts junior participants engaged during the stay-at-home orders stipulated by the Government as part of measures to contain the local spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Members of the winning teams for the various categories in the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) ‘Perform A Yaad’ Social Media Competition, along with their respective teachers pose for a photograph after collecting their prizes at an awards presentation ceremony for the competition, held at the Louise Bennett Garden Theatre at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in St. Andrew, on Tuesday (August 4). The group-based competition, which ran on the JCDC’s Facebook and Instagram pages, saw participating groups submitting a video recording of their best at-home performance. It targeted previous participants of the JCDC’s National Festival of the Performing Arts, covering the five performing arts subject areas of:Dance, Drama, Music, Speech and Traditional Folk Forms, and was hosted in an effort to keep JCDC performing arts junior participants engaged during the stay-at-home orders stipulated by the Government as part of measures to contain the local spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

PHOTOS: Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) ‘Perform A Yaad’ Social Media Competition Awards Ceremony

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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).
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“Our children must not be discriminated against, or deprived of their right to an education on the basis of their hairstyle,” – Prime Minister Andrew Holness

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Emancipendence Church Service At Portmore Church Of God

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