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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, lays a wreath at the shrine of National Hero, Rt. Excellent Samuel Sharpe, during the Labour Day tribute at National Heroes Park in Kingston on Tuesday (May 23). Samuel Sharpe was the main instigator of the 1831 Slave Rebellion, which began on the Kensington Estate in St. James and which was largely instrumental in bringing about the abolition of slavery. For his role, Sam Sharpe, who was a Baptist deacon, was hanged on May 23, 1832. He was named National Hero in 1975 for his efforts in liberating the enslaved peoples of Jamaica.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, lays a wreath at the shrine of National Hero, Rt. Excellent Samuel Sharpe, during the Labour Day tribute at National Heroes Park in Kingston on Tuesday (May 23). Samuel Sharpe was the main instigator of the 1831 Slave Rebellion, which began on the Kensington Estate in St. James and which was largely instrumental in bringing about the abolition of slavery. For his role, Sam Sharpe, who was a Baptist deacon, was hanged on May 23, 1832. He was named National Hero in 1975 for his efforts in liberating the enslaved peoples of Jamaica.

PHOTOS: Wreath-Laying Tribute for Sam Sharpe

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, lays a wreath at the shrine of National Hero, Rt. Excellent Samuel Sharpe, during the Labour Day tribute at National...
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), in conversation with (from left) High Commissioner of India to Jamaica, His Excellency Rungsung Masakui and Chairman, National Council for Indian Culture in Jamaica, Vishu Tolan. Occasion was the annual Indian Arrival Day celebration, which was held at Chedwin Park on Old Harbour Road in St. Catherine, on Sunday (May 14).

More Funds for Indian Arrival Day Celebrations

By: E. Hartman Reckord, May 22, 2023
Secretary-General of the United Nations, His Excellency António Guterres (left) and Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (second left), listen as Tour Guide Anthony Johnson (right) provides information about Jamaica’s historical heritage during a tour of the Seville Heritage Park in St. Ann on Sunday, May 14, shortly after the UN Secretary-General’s arrival in the island for a two-day working visit. Members of the Secretary-General’s team look on.

Nomination Document Being Drafted for Inscription of Seville Heritage Park on World Heritage List

By: Rochelle Williams, May 19, 2023

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