THE MONTHLY GLEANER | FEBRUARY 14 - MARCH 16, 2022 | www.jamaica-gleaner.com | FEATURE 2 >> Page 8 Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, will be the toast of Washington, DC, at the 9th annual David ‘Wagga’ Hunt Scholarship Award Red Carpet Ball on February 20. Phyllis Barnes phyllis.barnes@gleanerna.net NEW YORK Garfield Grandison - Manager garfield.grandison@gleanerna.net Normadelle Rose - Office Supervisor normadelle.rose@gleanerna.net 92-05 172nd Street, Jamaica, NY 11433, 718-657-0788 Aubrey Campbell aubreycgleaner@gmail.com Aniceto Rodriguez Ruiz, first counsellor and head of cooperation for Jamaica, raps with Shaqwayne Williams (right) and Marcello Richards from the Regent Street Basic School located in Denham Town, Kingston. The European Union, along with JSIF, conducted a tour of the community on Wednesday. KENYON HEMANS/PHOTOGRAPHER 1955: PRESIDENT of Haiti, Paul EugeneMagloire, sets foot on Jamaican soil and makes history as the first president of the neighbouring Caribbean republic to visit Jamaica. In the company of Madame Magloire and an entourage of officers, Magloire arrives by a specially-chartered Pan-American Airways plane which brings him to the Palisadoes Airport fromOttawa, Canada. His visit was in connection with the celebration of the Jamaican Tercenentary. 1966: Shipping history is made in the Jamaica when the 52,000-ton“United States”Ship - the largest ever to come to the Island, docks at the new piers of western terminals at New PortWest in Kingston. Paying a one-day visit to Kingston as part of a Caribbean cruise, the pride of the United States Line arrives with 809 cruise passengers, including 200 Shriners Passengers. 1969: Roland Michener, governor general of Canada and Mrs Michener, as part of their state visit journeys to St Ann where Michener unveils a plaque at the Walkers Wood Primary School and officially declares the school open. In unveiling the plaque, Michener says that of all forms of cooperation, none appealed to him as much as cooperation in education and therefore the unveiling of the plaque at Walkers Wood is even more significant to him. TheWalkersWood School is one of several constructed by the joint effort of the Canadian and Jamaican governments. email library@gleanerjm.com This Day In Our Past: February 14 1969: Mayor of St. Ann’s Bay, Councillor Phillip Brown (left) as he was introduced to the Governor General of Canada, the Rt. Hon . Roland Michener (second from right), at Walkers Wood Primary school in St. Ann on February 14, by the Minister of Education, the Hon. Edwin Allen (right). A Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Mr. Arthur Williams, looks on. FILE MUST READS >> Page 7 Karen Morris-Clarke is vying for a seat on the Wellington Village Council on March 8 this year. >> Page 14 Vancouver businessman Bryan Johnson aims to inspire black youth to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). >> Page 13 The Bob Marley ‘One Love Experience’ exhibition had its official opening at the Saatchi Gallery in Kings Road, London last week, and fans of the Jamaican reggae icon are reportedly in for a treat. >> Page 19 Film-makers Jennifer Holness and Sudz Sutherland explore Black History as Canadian History in a new series ‘BLK: An Origin Story’ to be aired on the History channel starting the last weekend of February. To purchase the featured photographs or other archival materials, please contact us at 876-932-6231
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