Numerous Jamaicans luminaries will likely be introduced with particular awards for excellent accomplishments at this yr’s Jamaica People’s Ball in New York in celebration of Jamaica’s 62nd anniversary of Independence.
Clive Blackwood, government vp and common auditor on the Federal Reserve Financial institution in New York, is the keynote speaker for the black tie occasion that takes place on Saturday, August 10 at Terrace Park in Queens, New York at 7pm. It’s being hosted by the Jamaica Independence Basis, Inc, a New York-based charity group.
The awardees embrace Olympian Veronica Campbell-Brown within the area of sports activities, Clive Blackwood within the area of banking. Others are saxophonist Dean Fraser in music, and assistant commissioner Lamona Worrell in group affairs within the New York Metropolis Mayor’s workplace.
Veronica Campbell Brown CD, OLY is a retired Jamaican observe and area sprinter, who specialised within the 100 and 200 meters. An eight-time Olympic medalist, she is the second of three ladies in historical past to win two consecutive Olympic 200 m occasions, after Bärbel Wöckel of Germany on the 1976 and 1980 Olympics and fellow countrywoman Elaine Thompson-Herah on the 2016 and 2020 Olympics. Campbell-Brown is one among solely eleven athletes to win world championships at the youth, junior, and senior level of an athletic occasion.
She holds private bests of 10.76 seconds for the 100 m and 21.74 seconds for the 200 m. She was the 100 m gold medalist on the 2007 World Championships in Athletics and the 200 m gold medalist on the 2011 World Championships in Athletics. She has additionally received seven silver medals and one bronze medal in her profession on the World Championships in Athletics. Over 60 meters, she is a two-time champion on the IAAF World Indoor Championships.
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“This yr we’re completely thrilled to have the chance to welcome Clive Blackwood as our keynote speaker”, Lexy Brooks, government producer of the occasion mentioned “Blackwood will not be solely supremely completed however he’s additionally a fountain of nice motivation for our Caribbean American individuals”, she added.
Blackwood joined the Federal Reserve Financial institution in 2005 and has held quite a few positions of accelerating accountability inside the Inner Audit Group. In June 2015, he was named government vp of the biggest federal financial institution within the nation, changing into too the primary black individual within the place. Blackwood was born in Kingston, Jamaica. He grew up within the Waltham Park space and is a graduate of Chetolah Park Main Faculty, Ardenne Excessive Faculty and New York College. To allow the completion of his examine targets in New York, Blackwood held down a number of jobs together with as cooking at McDonald’s and dealing as a gross sales clerk at Macy’s Division Retailer.
Emcee for the night of celebration is social media sensation Julie Mango and the theme of this yr’s ball is “The Rise of the Black, Gold and Inexperienced”.
