The Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, Minister of Tourism and Entertainment officially announces the Poet Laureate of Jamaica, Professor Mervyn Morris.
Kingsley Cooper, Chairman of the Entertainment Advisory Board emcee of the Press Announcement, welcomes Minister McNeill to give his remarks
Dahlia Harris Principal Director of Culture in the Ministry of Youth and Culture, gives her remarks on behalf of the Ministry of Youth and Culture.
Vice Chair of the Board of Management of the National Library of Jamaica, Kellie Magnus, brings greetings on behalf of the National Library.
From left: The. Hon. Damion Crawford, Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, Poet Laureate Professor Emeritus Mervyn Morris and The Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, Minister of Tourism and Entertainment share a laugh at the Press Announcement of the Poet Laureate.
From left: Dahlia Harris Principal Director of Culture in the Ministry of Youth and Culture, Justine Henzell, Board Member of the Entertainment Advisory Board, The. Hon. Damion Crawford, Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, Winsome Hudson, National Librarian/CEO of the National Library of Jamaica, Poet Laureate Professor Emeritus Mervyn Morris, The Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Kingsley Cooper, Chairman of the Entertainment Advisory Board, and Gillian Wilkinson McDaniel, Director of Entertainment in the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment pose for a photo in celebrating the success of the Press Announcement of the Poet Laureate of Jamaica.
Winsome Hudson, National Librarian/CEO of the National Library of Jamaica closed out the programme by giving thanks to all who were involved in the Poet Laureate selection process.
The audience in attendance at the Press Announcement of the Poet Laureate, held in the foyer of the National Library of Jamaica.
Poet Laureate Professor Emeritus Mervyn Morris and his wife, Helen, share a moment at the Press Announcement of the Poet Laureate.
Justine Henzell, Member of the Board of the Entertainment Advisory Board, peruses an exhibition on the Poet Laureate, Professor Mervyn Morris.
