August 9 Declared Jamaica Day in Washington
Sunday, August 9 was declared 'Jamaica Day' in the United States capital, by the Mayor of Washington, D.C., Adrian Fenty. Mayor Fenty read the proclamation at a Thanksgiving Service to commemorate Jamaica's 47th year of Independence, at Dumbarton Chapel, Howard University, in Washington, D.C., on August 9. The Mayor said that Washington, D.C., is proud to be the home to...