Excerpt from the Jamaica Observer column published on Monday, November 14, 2022
Jamaicans were cheering from afar when we learned that Democratic candidate for the governorship of Maryland Wes Moore had emerged victorious in last week’s US Mid-Term Elections, the first African American to do so. A video of Moore’s Jamaica 60 greetings to the state’s Jamaican community has been circulating. Here are some excerpts:
“I’m so proud to stand with the diverse and dynamic communities that make up the great state of Maryland but I have to tell you I’m specifically and particularly proud to stand with the Jamaican association of Maryland because yes I am …very very proud of my history, my culture where I came from . … It is my joy to be able to address all of you in a true celebration of Jamaica’s 60th year Independence knowing that the first sixty were great the next 60 lookout! … I look forward to partnering with you for the next decade, for the next 60 years and beyond.”
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