Roxroy Heaven: I am a proud Jamaican

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Roxroy Heaven: I am a proud Jamaican

AT 73 years old, Roxroy Heaven remembers one thing about August 6, 1962 - the atmosphere of joy and celebration that the people expressed as they danced and sang in the square with shouts of ‘Jamaica get Independence!’ It is a day, Heaven told...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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