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Princess Queen Jenny Ikatekit Gamachana (left), Pokomo Kenya/AIDO Uganda, Guyana, and Queen Mother Dr Chenzira Hajila Adeke Davis Kahina, Pokomo Kenya/AIDO Uganda (living in St Croix) taking a stroll through historic Accompong Town in St Elizabeth.
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Princess Queen Jenny Ikatekit Gamachana (left), Pokomo Kenya/AIDO Uganda, Guyana, and Queen Mother Dr Chenzira Hajila Adeke Davis Kahina, Pokomo Kenya/AIDO Uganda (living in St Croix) taking a stroll through historic Accompong Town in St Elizabeth.
Accompong Town Maroon Chief Richard Currie displaying the gift that he publicly received from His Royal Highness Papa Ateker Paul Jones Eganda (right), president of AIDO International/Uganda Global Afraka, and head of the African delegation to the January
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Accompong Town Maroon Chief Richard Currie displaying the gift that he publicly received from His Royal Highness Papa Ateker Paul Jones Eganda (right), president of AIDO International/Uganda Global Afraka, and head of the African delegation to the January 6 celebrations.
St Elizabeth-born Dr Una Clarke, former New York City Council member, posing for ‘Something Extra’ after receiving a warm welcome from the crowd.
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St Elizabeth-born Dr Una Clarke, former New York City Council member, posing for ‘Something Extra’ after receiving a warm welcome from the crowd.
Maroon historian and scholar Bev Carey was among the specially invited guests at the 286th anniversary celebrations of the 1738 signing of the peace treaty between the Trelawny Town Maroons of St James and the British.
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Maroon historian and scholar Bev Carey was among the specially invited guests at the 286th anniversary celebrations of the 1738 signing of the peace treaty between the Trelawny Town Maroons of St James and the British.
From left: Kenya-born US resident Audrey Wanga, Jamaica-born US resident Kadain Wallace and her partner, Prince Sola Olaoye from Oya state in Nigeria are glowing in the Jamaican sun.
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From left: Kenya-born US resident Audrey Wanga, Jamaica-born US resident Kadain Wallace and her partner, Prince Sola Olaoye from Oya state in Nigeria are glowing in the Jamaican sun.
From his home in St Ann, yogi King Maji travelled to Accompong Town in St Elizabeth. Here, he’s displaying a ‘Jamaica-shaped’ piece of rock which he said he found at the highest waterfall in Ghana, Africa, in 1997.
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From his home in St Ann, yogi King Maji travelled to Accompong Town in St Elizabeth. Here, he’s displaying a ‘Jamaica-shaped’ piece of rock which he said he found at the highest waterfall in Ghana, Africa, in 1997.
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On Saturday, in Accompong Town, St Elizabeth, there was much to see, hear, buy and eat at the 286th anniversary celebrations of the 1738 signing of the treaty of peace and friendship between the Trelawny Town Maroons of St James and the British. There were ancestral feasting, singing, drumming, dancing, processions and spirit possessions. But, in all of it, it was the people - the producers, performers and patrons - who made the occasion super-memorable. Something Extra has the highlights.