Jamaican Flag to be Flown at Half Mast for 12 days
September 8, 2022 | Vision Newspaper |
Jamaican PM Andrew Holness has announced that the Jamaican flag will fly half mast on all public buildings in mourning of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
“The Jamaican flag will be flown at half mast on all public buildings for approximately 12 days from today September 8th, to September 19th as a tribute following the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.”
At 1:00 pm local time, The Standard of His Excellency The Governor-General was lowered to half mast to mark the passing of Queen Elizabeth II #QueenElizabethII pic.twitter.com/JTQxNRdWaa
— King’s House (@GGSirPAllen) September 8, 2022
“Jamaica joins the rest of the world, and in particular the Commonwealth, in the symbolic gesture of condolence.”
SOURCE @AndrewHolness
Alwin Marshall-Squire is the Editor-in-Chief of S-Q Publications Inc., overseeing editorial strategy for GTA Weekly, GTA Today, and Vision Newspaper. He leads the publications’ mission to deliver bold, original journalism focused on the people and communities of the Greater Toronto Area, Canada, and the global Caribbean diaspora.
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