PHOTO: The Queen’s Baton arrives
Athletics, Sports
April 5, 2014

PHOTO: The Queen’s Baton arrives

(From left) Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and Minister with responsibility for sports, Natalie Neita Headley await their turn as Vishu Tolan, the Jamaica Olympic Association vice-president, accepts The Queen’s Baton from Louise Martin, the honarary secretary of the Commonwealth Games Federation, at the Norman Manley International Airport, yesterday. The Queen’s Baton arrived yesterday and will move on to the Cayman Islands after a four-day journey across Jamaica. (PHOTO: GARFIELD ROBINSON)

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