Honored at Consul General’s
Community
Service Awards Tea Party on March 25,
2007.
Jamaica’s Governor General, His
Excellency,
the Most Honourable Professor Kenneth O.
Hall,
C. Eddy Edwards and Consul General
Ricardo Allicock
Eighteen Jamaicans residing in South
Florida were honored for their
contributions in various categories at
the Consul General’s first Community
Service Awards Tea Party, held at the
Biltmore Hotel on Sunday, March 25. I am
proud to be one of them.
Jamaica’s Governor General, His
Excellency, the Most Honourable
Professor Kenneth O. Hall was the guest
of honor and main speaker, who made the
presentation to the honorees. A crowd
of approximately 350 attended the event.
More later. Be sure to congratulate the
following individuals when you see them.
List of honorees.
Norma Bancroft
Ron Burke
Winsome Charlton
June Chin
Lloyd Daley
Norma Darby
Eddy Edwards
Reverend Dennis Grant
Elizabeth grier
Dale Holness
Laurice Hunter-Scott
Reverend Noel Hyatt
Claudette Parkin
Sydney Roberts
Joan Seaga-Gonzales
Elgeta Thompson-Martin
Peter Webley
Philip Wong
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Each
week, we feature regular segments on contemporary
topics.
D' People's Politics with Marlon Hill of the
law firm DelancyHill, is on at 4:05 PM. If you
are concerned about immigration, or the broader
issues of voter registration and political
action, check
out the link on the left for Caribbean
Crossroads.
Click here for
Marlon's 10 Resolutions for 2007:
Liquid Lounge is a look at the waterside of
South Florida and the Caribbean, both above and
below the surface. It's a mix of environmental
news and personal views, produced by
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samples of
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RetroRevolution is a mix of music you won't
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Miss
Jamaica World 2006 If you'd like
to see who is representing Jamaica in the Miss World
Competition in Poland, click on the image. There are
also pictures of several winners since 1979.
Passing on...Former
Jamaican Government Minister, Neville Lewis
died in Florida,as did Charles
Hyatt, the goggle-eyed comedian whose antics
thrilled Jamaican theatre for over 40 years.
Both were 75 and battled deteriorating
health. Neville Willoughby died from
injuries suffered in an auto accident in
Kingston on December 20th.
