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Harry Belafonte used his entertainment platform to break racial barriers during the 1950s.
Harry Belafonte used his entertainment platform to break racial barriers during the 1950s.

Jamaica Has Lost A Treasured Icon – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Oliva Grange, joined the local and international community in honouring the late singer, actor and activist, Harry Belafonte. Mr. Belafonte, who was of Jamaican...
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right) lays a wreath at the ‘Negro Aroused’ statue at the Kingston Waterfront during a ceremony on Saturday (March 25). At left is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe. Governor-General, His Excellency The Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, has signed a proclamation for the annual observance of the ‘National Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Transatlantic Trafficking in Enslaved Africans and Chattel Enslavement.’ This is in keeping with the designation of March 25 by the United Nations as the International Day for the Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Slave Trade.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right) lays a wreath at the ‘Negro Aroused’ statue at the Kingston Waterfront during a ceremony on Saturday (March 25). At left is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe. Governor-General, His Excellency The Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, has signed a proclamation for the annual observance of the ‘National Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Transatlantic Trafficking in Enslaved Africans and Chattel Enslavement.’ This is in keeping with the designation of March 25 by the United Nations as the International Day for the Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Slave Trade.

PHOTOS: Wreath Laying at Negro Aroused Statue
Government Senator, Kavan Gayle, pays tribute to late former member of the Upper House and government minister, Delano Franklyn, during Friday’s (March 17) sitting of the Senate at Gordon House.
Government Senator, Kavan Gayle, pays tribute to late former member of the Upper House and government minister, Delano Franklyn, during Friday’s (March 17) sitting of the Senate at Gordon House.

Senate Pays Tribute to Late Former Member and Government Minister, Delano Franklyn
Chairman of the Hanover Municipal Corporation and Mayor of Lucea, Councillor Sheridan Samuels, addresses the civic ceremony commemorating the 139th anniversary of the birth of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, which was held at the National Hero’s birthplace in Blenheim, Hanover on Friday (Feb. 24).
Chairman of the Hanover Municipal Corporation and Mayor of Lucea, Councillor Sheridan Samuels, addresses the civic ceremony commemorating the 139th anniversary of the birth of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, which was held at the National Hero’s birthplace in Blenheim, Hanover on Friday (Feb. 24).

Bustamante’s Spirit Lives On
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, places flowers at the shrine of the Rt. Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, during a floral tribute on Friday (February 24) to mark the 139th anniversary of the birth of the National Hero, at National Heroes Park in Kingston.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, places flowers at the shrine of the Rt. Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, during a floral tribute on Friday (February 24) to mark the 139th anniversary of the birth of the National Hero, at National Heroes Park in Kingston.

PHOTOS: Floral Tribute for Sir Alexander Bustamante

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Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, places a floral arrangement on the grave of late reggae icon Dennis Brown, to mark the 66th anniversary of the birth of the ‘Crown Prince of Reggae’. The floral tribute was held on Wednesday, February 1, National Heroes Park, Kingston. The ceremony coincides with the start of the annual Reggae Month celebrations observed in February.
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PHOTOS: Floral Tribute to Dennis Brown

Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, places a floral arrangement on the grave of late reggae icon Dennis Brown, to mark the 66th anniversary of the birth of the ‘Crown Prince of Reggae’. The floral tribute was held on Wednesday, February 1, National Heroes Park, Kingston. The ceremony coincides with the...
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Leader of Government Business in the House of Representatives and Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), leads the tributes for late former Member of Parliament for Westmoreland Central, businessman and philanthropist, Russell Hammond, in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (December 14). Listening (from left) are Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda and Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.
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House Pays Tribute to Late Russell Hammond

The House of Representatives on Wednesday (December 14) paid tribute to late former Member of Parliament for Westmoreland Central, businessman and philanthropist Russell Hammond. Leading the tributes was Minister of Tourism and Member of Parliament for St. James East Central, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, who described Mr. Hammond as a dedicated politician who served his constituents and his country admirably. “As...
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Custos of Trelawny, Hugh Gentles, signs the Condolence Book for Her Majesty, The Queen at the Office of the Custos in Falmouth on Friday, September 16.
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Trelawny Pays Respects to Her Majesty, The Queen

Trelawny’s civic and political leaders, senior police officers and firefighters, paid their respects to Her Majesty, The Queen by signing the Condolence Book in her honour on Friday (September 16). The book was located at the office of the Custos for the parish, at the Trelawny Justice Centre at Rock in Falmouth. Custos Hugh Gentles welcomed the stream of mourners,...
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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, lays a wreath at the Cenotaph at National Heroes Park in Kingston on Thursday (September 15). Occasion was the Royal Air Forces Association (RAFA) Jamaica’s wreath laying ceremony in memory of the military servicemen who fought in the Battle of Britain in 1940.
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PHOTOS: Royal Air Forces Association Wreath Laying Ceremony

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, lays a wreath at the Cenotaph at National Heroes Park in Kingston on Thursday (September 15). Occasion was the Royal Air Forces Association (RAFA) Jamaica’s wreath laying ceremony in memory of the military servicemen who fought in the Battle of Britain in 1940.
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