CARICOM welcomes posthumous pardon of Jamaica’s first national hero

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CARICOM welcomes posthumous pardon of Jamaica’s first national hero

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – CARICOM Sunday expressed “its profound gratitude” to the outgoing Biden administration after it posthumously pardoned Jamaica’s national hero, Marcus Mosiah Garvey, after many years of campaigning. In a statement,...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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