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We have to respect the foundation of Rastafari, Holness says
Monday, February 10, 2014 | 7:41 PM
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ST CATHERINE, Jamaica -- Opposition Leader Andrew Holness Monday toured Pinnacle, site of the first Rastafari village established by founding father of the movement, Leonard Howell, in the St Catherine hills.
“I am going to advocate that the place be looked at for its archaeological value, I’m surprised that the State has not to date undertaken this as a continuation of the work of the previous administration,” Holness said during the tour.
“More work clearly has to be done to help to identify the markers and sites on this property, which are of significance to the retention of the heritage of Rastafari,” he added.
Holness was accompanied by Information, Culture, Youth and Entertainment spokesperson Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange and Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Deputy General Secretary, Audley Gordon.
The tour covered several sites associated with the social and economic nature of the community; including a bakery, water catchment systems, the burial site of Mother Howell and the foundations of the original great house, home of Leonard Howell.
The site is at the centre of a controversy surrounding a housing developer who is seeking to do construction on the property and the Rastafarians who are clamouring for it to become a heritage site.
“Your right to properly identify and retain your heritage, your community, the foundation of your existence must be given the respect it deserves,” Holness told the Rastafarians Monday.
“Rastafari, as a movement, has placed Jamaica continuously worldwide in the forefront of the fight for freedom and justice and we cannot in acknowledging that, stand back and not respect the foundation from which that movement evolved, especially in light of the defence of the Howell Foundation, the Rastafari Millennium Council, and many stakeholders..., said Holness.
The JLP administration in 2009 sought to protect Pinnacle by issuing Notices of Intention to declare National Heritage Sites in respect of five lots totalling 50 acres.
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Monday, February 10, 2014 | 7:41 PM
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ST CATHERINE, Jamaica -- Opposition Leader Andrew Holness Monday toured Pinnacle, site of the first Rastafari village established by founding father of the movement, Leonard Howell, in the St Catherine hills.
“I am going to advocate that the place be looked at for its archaeological value, I’m surprised that the State has not to date undertaken this as a continuation of the work of the previous administration,” Holness said during the tour.
“More work clearly has to be done to help to identify the markers and sites on this property, which are of significance to the retention of the heritage of Rastafari,” he added.
Holness was accompanied by Information, Culture, Youth and Entertainment spokesperson Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange and Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Deputy General Secretary, Audley Gordon.
The tour covered several sites associated with the social and economic nature of the community; including a bakery, water catchment systems, the burial site of Mother Howell and the foundations of the original great house, home of Leonard Howell.
The site is at the centre of a controversy surrounding a housing developer who is seeking to do construction on the property and the Rastafarians who are clamouring for it to become a heritage site.
“Your right to properly identify and retain your heritage, your community, the foundation of your existence must be given the respect it deserves,” Holness told the Rastafarians Monday.
“Rastafari, as a movement, has placed Jamaica continuously worldwide in the forefront of the fight for freedom and justice and we cannot in acknowledging that, stand back and not respect the foundation from which that movement evolved, especially in light of the defence of the Howell Foundation, the Rastafari Millennium Council, and many stakeholders..., said Holness.
The JLP administration in 2009 sought to protect Pinnacle by issuing Notices of Intention to declare National Heritage Sites in respect of five lots totalling 50 acres.
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