KINGSTON, Jamaica – State Minister in the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, Damion Crawford, has been invited to deliver the keynote address at the Jamaican Canadian Association’s (JCA) 52nd anniversary gala in Toronto, Canada, on Saturday, August 9.   Crawford will depart the island on Friday, August 8, the Ministry said in an advisory.

The gala will commemorate Jamaica’s 52nd year of independence and the JCA’s 52nd anniversary of serving various communities including people of Jamaican and Caribbean nationalities.

It is being held under the patronage of Jamaica’s High Commissioner to Canada, Sheila Sealy Monteith.

The JCA is a non-profit charitable organization that celebrates the cultural heritage of Jamaica in all its forms and seeks to improve life for Caribbean people of all nationalities, people of African descent and all people who subscribe to their core values and goals, the Ministry said.

Crawford will return to the island on Sunday, August 10.