Kingston Mayor Delroy Williams (back row left) and acting CEO of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency Michelle McIntosh Harvey (second right) look on as members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church Pathfinders (from left) Kaydeen Thomas, Kartlyn Ularren, Kelsey-Ann Spence, Master Guide Roxan Chance-Williams, Shamall Edwards, and Jahnoi Spence lay flowers at The Secret Gardens monument on Sunday.
May 8, 2023
Sorrowful tributes
Jamaicans on Sunday paid tribute to children killed in violent circumstances during an annual Child Month ritual at The Secret Gardens monument at the intersection of Church and Tower streets in downtown Kingston.
Erected in 2008, the sorrowful monument was the original brainchild of the then Kingston and St Andrew Corporation, now Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation, with support from corporate Jamaica.
Designed by sculptor Paul Napier, it sits in a small green space bearing names of children who died violently since 2004.
Lionel Francis lays a wreath at The Secret Gardens monument in memory of his daughter Yetanya Francis who was raped and murdered in 2017. (Photos: Karl Mclarty)
Members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church Pathfinders lay flowers in memory of slain children at The Secret Gardens monument, downtown Kingston on Sunday in the annual Child Month ritual.
Cadets and members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church Pathfinders lay flowers in memory of slain children at The Secret Gardens monument, downtown Kingston on Sunday.
Members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force pay tribute to children killed in violent circumstances at The Secret Gardens monument, downtown Kingston on Sunday in the annual Child Month ritual.
