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Published:Thursday | August 19, 2021 | 12:05 AM
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Steven Golding, president of the Universal Negro Improvement Association, lays a wreath at the shrine of Marcus Garvey.
Rudolph Brown
Steven Golding, president of the Universal Negro Improvement Association, lays a wreath at the shrine of Marcus Garvey.
Sir Patrick Allen (right), governor general of Jamaica, and Olivia Grange, minister of culture, gender, entertainment and sport, put their best foot forward at Tuesday’s wreath-laying ceremony.
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Sir Patrick Allen (right), governor general of Jamaica, and Olivia Grange, minister of culture, gender, entertainment and sport, put their best foot forward at Tuesday’s wreath-laying ceremony.
Pastor Claudia Ferguson of the Jamaica Evangelical Alliance, colour blocks in blue and red and ties it all together with a colourful headwrap.
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Pastor Claudia Ferguson of the Jamaica Evangelical Alliance, colour blocks in blue and red and ties it all together with a colourful headwrap.
Sir Patrick Allen, governor general of Jamaica, is protected from the elements in a black felt hat.
Rudolph Brown
Sir Patrick Allen, governor general of Jamaica, is protected from the elements in a black felt hat.
We spotted Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2021 Dominique Reid at the wreath-laying ceremony for Jamaica’s first national hero.
Rudolph Brown
We spotted Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2021 Dominique Reid at the wreath-laying ceremony for Jamaica’s first national hero.
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Jamaica’s first national hero, Marcus Mosiah Garvey, was honoured on Tuesday with a wreath-laying ceremony to commemorate the 134th anniversary of his birth. The small event was held at the National Heroes Park and included a number of special guests. Something Extra brings you the highlights.