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PHOTO: Jamaica 50 baby

Thursday, August 09, 2012



Health Minister Fenton Ferguson (second right) was on hand to welcome the first baby born at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital in Kingston on August 6 — the 50th anniversary of the nation’s Independence. The little one entered the world at approximately 12:46 am. Here, Sister Nadine Anderson holds the baby, while the child’s mother, Asoka Wilson, accepts a gift from Ambassador Marjorie Taylor. Also sharing in the occasion are Matron Valerie Taylor and the hospital’s CEO Godfrey Boyd. (Photo: William Foster)


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