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Flag bearers enter the sanctuary in Takoma Park, Maryland, signalling the commencement of the Thanksgiving Service to mark Jamaica’s Diamond Jubilee and 184 years of Emancipation. Leading the procession is Rick Nugent, president of the Jamaican Association of Maryland. Bearing the Jamaica flag is Kerry Anderson-Dixon; Ingrid Jallier carries the USA flag – both are Embassy staff members. They are accompanied by others bearing the flags of the District of Columbia (Washington DC), the state of Maryland, and the Commonwealth of Virginia. Looking on (from centre) is Jamaica’s Ambassador to Washington. Audrey Marks.
Flag bearers enter the sanctuary in Takoma Park, Maryland, signalling the commencement of the Thanksgiving Service to mark Jamaica’s Diamond Jubilee and 184 years of Emancipation. Leading the procession is Rick Nugent, president of the Jamaican Association of Maryland. Bearing the Jamaica flag is Kerry Anderson-Dixon; Ingrid Jallier carries the USA flag – both are Embassy staff members. They are accompanied by others bearing the flags of the District of Columbia (Washington DC), the state of Maryland, and the Commonwealth of Virginia. Looking on (from centre) is Jamaica’s Ambassador to Washington. Audrey Marks.

Diaspora Celebrates Jamaica 60 at Church Service in DMV

Focused on rallying around “Reigniting a Nation for Greatness,” Jamaicans came together in the Washington DC-Maryland-Virginia (DMV) metropolitan region on Sunday (July 31) to mark their island nation’s Diamond Jubilee....
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), with Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second right); Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dermon Spence (left), and State Minister, Frank Witter, at the official launch of the ‘Grow Smart, Eat Smart’ campaign on August 1. It was held at the 68th Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, Denbigh Showground, Clarendon.

‘Food Freedom’ is True Emancipation

By: Rochelle Williams, August 2, 2022
Cultural Drummers, Jamique Ensemble, deliver an electrifying performance during the Seville Emancipation Jubilee, held at the Seville Heritage Park in St Ann, on July 31.

PHOTOS: Highlights of the Seville Emancipation Jubilee

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