A number of Jamaicans have been amongst those that acquired awards in recognition of their work and achievements in numerous fields together with leisure, sports activities, schooling, and humanitarian on the third annual staging of the Atlanta Caribbean Group Awards.
The Atlanta Caribbean Group Awards is organized by veteran media practitioner Robert Shaw, a local of Portland, and Wesley Graham, who was born in England however lived in Westmoreland for a number of years earlier than migrating to the US.
The third award ceremony passed off at 8020 Rockbridge RD, S.W. Lithonia, Georgia on Saturday, March 9.
Jamaicans obtain honors
Amongst this 12 months’s awardees included:
- Famend publicist and music producer Ralston Barrett.
- Veteran soccer coaches Lenworth ‘Lenny’ Hyde (Clarendon School) and Everton Tomlinson (Manning’s College).
- Folklorist, Educator, and Poet Tania “Lou” Hernandez.
- Appolone Reid, founding father of the nonprofit JAMASOCA and president of the Jamaican Museum and Cultural Heart.
- Christine Marzouca, the Vice President of the Jamaican Museum and Cultural Heart.
- Maxine Foster, previous president of the Atlanta Jamaican Affiliation.
- Garfield McCook, entrepreneur and singer; founding father of the Jamaica Worldwide Independence Competition Music Competitors.
The primary staging of the awards passed off in 2022 to offer recognition to Caribbean nationals contributing positively to their communities in Atlanta.
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“Each Wesley and I are happy with the help that the occasion has acquired since its first staging as a result of because the occasion continues to develop we are able to do extra to honor our Caribbean individuals right here in Atlanta and people who reside within the Caribbean and the diaspora for the extraordinary work they’re doing in numerous fields,” stated Shaw.
Round 50 Caribbean nationals have been honored this 12 months on the awards.
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