LAUDERHILL – The Jamaican Males of Florida (JMOF) addresses an incident on the Jamaica Independence Motorcade in Lauderhill and reaffirm its dedication to group values.
As president of the Jamaican Men of Florida, I, Pete A. Kennedy, am sharing my heartfelt grattitude to the Jamaica Diaspora group to your unwavering help of our annual Jamaica Independence motorcade. Your help is a testomony to the energy and unity of our group. It addition, it helps us accomplish JMOF’s mission,: to empower, remodel, and impression communities throughout generations impressed by the tradition, identification and the non-public and profssional excellence of males of Jamaican descent.”
On Sunday, August 4, 2024, we celebrated Jamaica’s 62nd independence with our annual motorcade. It was an occasion tht introduced households and family members collectively to have a good time this milestone.
Sadly, and far to everybody’s shock an incident came about between two attendees on the Lauderhill Performing Arts Heart (LPAC), the place the motorcade culminated. Consequently, it brought about a untimely finish to the celebrations. As president of JMOF, we want to denounce such behaviors as a result of they’re opposite to our group’s values. For this, we apologize that our celebration of independence was lower quick. This incident is opposite to our standing as proud members of the Jamaican diaspora. The Jamaican Males of Florida stays devoted to fostering a group the place respect and courtesy prevail. We proceed to work in direction of upholding these values and guaranteeing that our occasions mirror the optimistic spirit of our heritage.
Thanks to your continued help and understanding as we transfer ahead.
