Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses Tuesday’s (December 12) official unveiling of the George Stiebel Bust at Devon House in Kingston. Devon House was the residence of George Stiebel, who became Jamaica’s first black millionaire.
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, delivers remarks at Tuesday’s (December 12) official unveiling of the George Stiebel Bust at Devon House in Kingston. Devon House was the residence of George Stiebel, who became Jamaica’s first black millionaire.Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (third left), and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second right), unveil the George Stiebel Bust at Devon House in Kingston on Tuesday (December 12). Sharing in the official unveiling (from left) are Chairman of Devon House, Minion Jean Wright; Councillor for the Trafalgar division in South East St. Andrew, Kari Douglas (representing Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Delroy Williams); Executive Director of The Tourism Enhancement Fund, Dr. Carey Wallace; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith; Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck; and family member, Douglas Stiebel. The first black Jamaican millionaire, George Stiebel acquired 99 properties islandwide and later built Devon House in 1881.Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (third left); Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second right), Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (third right), and Douglas Stiebel (right), share a photo opportunity with participants during Tuesday’s (December 12) official unveiling of the George Stiebel Bust at Devon House in Kingston. From left are Chairman of Devon House, Minion Jean Wright; Councillor for the Trafalgar division in South East St. Andrew, Kari Douglas (representing Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Delroy Williams); Executive Director of The Tourism Enhancement Fund, Dr. Carey Wallace; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith. The first black Jamaican millionaire, George Stiebel acquired 99 properties islandwide and later built Devon House in 1881.
