Jamaican sculptor to create MLK Jr. monument
Sculptor Basil Watson with Jamaican Minister Olivia Grange.
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Jamaican sculptor Basil
Watson was recently commissioned
to create a monument
in honor of Civil Rights icon
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The renowned artist who has
been previously contracted by
the island’s ministry of culture,
gender, sports and entertainment
to create images of Olympian
Usain Bolt and Shelly-
Ann Frasier Pryce was named
the designer of the statue to
be erected in Atlanta, Georgia
later this year.
“I am very proud that Basil
Watson, an outstanding Jamaican
artist, has been selected to
develop a monument celebrating
the life of Martin Luther
King Jr.,” Olivia Grange, the
minister of all four portfolios
said: “Basil has been one of our
leading sculptors and this is a
recognition of the great work
that he does and an endorsement
of Jamaican talent.”
“I look forward to his design,
which I know will be awesome
and inspiring.”
Watson is currently designing
monuments in honor of
Jamaica’s Olympic athletes
Veronica Campbell Brown and
Asafa Powell.
Consul Deans No
Longer Heads Jamaica
Consulate
Consul General Trudy Deans
is no longer the chief advocate for
Jamaicans residing in New York.
According to reports, the diplomat
has vacated the position she
held for two years because a contract
she agreed expired on Dec.
31, 2018 and was not renewed by
the government of Jamaica.
Deans, the 10th consul general
to represent the island was
the fourth female to serve in the
position and the youngest ever
appointed.
Tasked with jurisdiction over
33 states, Deans was appointed in
2016 and took office in October of
that year.
Prior to her appointment,
Deans served as vice consul and
community relations officer at
the consulate.
Deputy CG Lisa Bryan is
now the acting official in that
position.
Grenada Pins Native
Spice Islander –
Ambassador
Grenada Broadcasting Network
was present to capture
the pinning of the nation’s
newest ambassador Yvette
Noel Schure. There when the
honor was presented by Francine
Stewart, Grenada Tourism
Authority marketing executive
in the presence of Brenda Hood,
culture and tourism adviser,
the Spice Island media outlet
broadcasted the ceremony.
Noel-Schure who was born
in Birch Grove is acclaimed
as a music publicist with a
client list encompassing John
Legend, Prince, Destinys Child,
Mariah Carey and Beyonce.
In that capacity she has promoted
tourism to the island
and during times of strife has
rallied her wealthy clients
to donate to hurricane relief
efforts.
The celebrated specialist was
on the island as a guest of the
Silver Sands Hotel, a new luxury
resort located on the Grand
Anse Beach.
Reggae to Get Rebel
Salute
A long list of reputed reggae
artists are booked to
pay tribute to the genre
during the staging of the
2019 Rebel Salute, an annual
marathon concert founded
by dancehall artist Tony
Rebel.
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