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Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left) in discussion with (from 2nd left) Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, and Horace Dalley, who represented the Leader of the Opposition during Friday’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 59th Independence Day Anniversary.
Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left) in discussion with (from 2nd left) Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, and Horace Dalley, who represented the Leader of the Opposition during Friday’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 59th Independence Day Anniversary.

PHOTOS: Most Hon. Andrew Holness attends Independence Day Flag Raising Ceremony at the National Stadium

Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left) in discussion with (from 2nd left) Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport,...
Deputy Mayor of Lucea and Chairman of the Civic and Community Affairs Committee, Hanover Municipal Corporation, Councillor Andria Dehaney-Grant, gives her remarks at a civic ceremony commemorating Jamaica’s 59th year of Independence, held at Bustamante Square, Lucea, Hanover on August 6.

Hanover Celebrates Independence with Civic Ceremony in Lucea

By: Sharon Earle, August 8, 2021
Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams (seated, centre, front row), is flanked by citizens who received the St. James Municipal Corporation Spirit of Independence and Mayor’s Special Awards, during the municipality’s Independence Day Flag Raising and Civic Ceremony, which was held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre on Friday (August 6).

16 Awards Presented in St James Parish Independence Celebrations

By: Serena Grant, August 8, 2021

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Winner of the 2019 Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Festival Song Competition, Raldene ‘Loaded Eagle’ Dyer. (File Photo)
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Festival Song Winner To Be Named On July 22

Twelve finalists will vie for the coveted title of the Festival Song winner in the grand finals of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Festival Song Competition 2021. The virtual...
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By: E. Hartman Reckord, July 21, 2021