BP MARKOWITZ CELEBRATES 51ST ANNIVERSARY OF JAMAICAN INDEPENDENCE AT BOROUGH HALL
By: Monique Nolan
On Tuesday, August 5, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz celebrated the 51st anniversary of Jamaica’s independence at a flag raising ceremony held at Brooklyn Borough Hall. As of 2008, almost 80,000 Brooklynites claim Jamaican ancestry, making the borough home to one of the largest such populations in America.
“I salute all Jamaicans here in Brooklyn on this glorious celebration of independence and cultural pride,” said BP Markowitz. “Like Jamaica’s creed proclaims, out of many, we are one people. From the leaders of government to the luminaries of stage and screen, Jamaicans have contributed greatly to our borough and our city, as they will do for years to come.”
The flag of Jamaica is raised alongside the flag of Brooklyn above Brooklyn Borough Hall at a flag raising ceremony in honor of Jamaican Independence Day, hosted by Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz.
Deputy Brooklyn Borough President Sandra Chapman (center) celebrates Jamaican Independence Day with (from left to right) Representative Yvette D. Clarke, Jamaican Consul General to New York Honorable Herman La Mont, Brooklyn Borough President’s Office Caribbean Liaison Sophia Jones, Jamaican Deputy Consul General Sharon Burrell Green, Jeanette La Mont and Assembly Member N. Nick Perry and Bishop Cecil Riley.
Photos : George Whylie, Maxine Nolan
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