AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoHeritage: At Jamaica’s National Heritage Week service, Pastor Cassel Dunkley urged Jamaicans to revive traditions of kindness, neighbourly care and respect. Reggae Legacy: Peter Tosh’s family marked what would have been the icon’s 82nd birthday and the 50th anniversary of Legalize It, celebrating the song’s influence on the global push for cannabis reform. Film & Storytelling: Negril’s NUFF festival paired screenings with filmmaker workshops and conversations, opening with a 25th-anniversary showing of Life and Debt. Literature: Marlon James says his Booker-shortlisted novel The Disappearers draws on a rumour about gay men attacked in Kingston and his own experiences as a young queer Jamaican. Youth Support: Miss Kingston and St Andrew Festival Queen Danielle Cox launched The Refinery, offering teenage mothers mentorship, skills training and educational resources. Health: Senator Elon Thompson is calling for a national breast cancer screening programme and a public audit of mammography services.
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