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Saturday, August 20, 2022

It was an evening of celebration on Wednesday, as guests gathered at the Marketplace Entertainment Centre for the Arts (MECA) for the 9th annual UNIA Marcus Garvey Awards. The event — last held in 2018 — was staged on Marcus Mosiah Garvey’s 135th birthday and honoured ordinary Jamaicans doing extraordinary things.

The award segment saw top names accepting awards for their work in, among other categories, social service, music, business, and trade. The Lifetime Achievement Award went to former Prime Minister PJ Patterson, who said though he has received many awards, “this one is special coming from the movement which our first national hero Marcus Mosiah Garvey founded here in the city of Kingston 108 years ago”.

Musical tributes added to the event’s richness, while Ethiopian fare from Cafe Africa brought things home.

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Stepping ForwardFounder and CEO of the Africa Creative Agency Colin Gayle stepped into the Page 2 frame moments before receiving the UNIA Marcus Garvey Award for Arts.Garfield Robinson
Decision MakersIt was a ladies’ night out for Children Of The Maafa board members (from left) attorneys-at-law Roxanne Bailey and Nattecia Bohardsingh, and actress Karen Harriott. Garfield Robinson
Pure AppreciationMinister of Agriculture & Fisheries and Member of Parliament for Clarendon South Eastern Pearnel Charles Jr presented Pure Chocolate Company CEO Rennae Johnson Tjeertes with the UNIA Marcus Garvey Award for Agriculture.Garfield Robinson
Delighted RecipientPrincipal of the Marcus Garvey Technical High School Anniona Jones was still excited moments after accepting the UNIA Marcus Garvey Award for Education. Garfield Robinson
Step by StepForward Step Foundation founder Miguel “Steppa” Williams, and executive director Latoya Fry-Williams were the affable pair. Garfield Robinson
Keep CoolArtiste Ala.ni, backed by cellist Emily Dixon delivered a moving rendition of Keep Cool written by Marcus Garvey, while he was serving a five-year sentence.Garfield Robinson
Here For DadMarjorie Shaw wore Safidah to accept the UNIA Marcus Garvey Award for Business on behalf of her father Warren Lascelles Shaw. Garfield Robinson
Be My GuestDirector of the Mona School of Business & Management Minna Israel (left) and Jampro President Diane Edwards lend their support. Garfield Robinson
In SolidarityRepresenting The State of the African Diaspora (SOAD) were (from left) Minister of Family & Social Economy Dr Sherrill Chong, Member of Parliament Donette Wynter, and Vice-Prime Minister Hugh Johnson. Garfield Robinson

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