Jamaicans in New York mark independence

    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Format:
    Newspaper Article
    Publication Date:
    1997-08-31
    Published:
    Miami, FL
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    Caribbean Today
    Journal Title Details:
    9 : S9
    Subject Term:
    Caribbean area, Jamaica, Blacks, Emigrants and immigration, festivals, Culture, New York, Minority & ethnic groups, Entertainment, Recreation, Sports, Baxter-Collins, Fay, Durrant, Patricia, and Giuliani, Rudolph
    Notes:
    Mayor [Rudolph Giuliani] proclaimed Monday, August 4, "Jamaica Independence Day" in the city. He presented Jamaica's consul general to New York - Fay Baxter-Collins - and Jamaica's permanent representative to the United Nations - Ambassador Patricia Durrant - with a written proclamation of "Jamaica Independence Day".

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