Jamaica's Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia "Babsy" Grange being invested as a Dame Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of the Star of Honour of Ethiopia by His Imperial Highness, Prince Ermias at a recent ceremony in Washington, DC. Jamaica's Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia ''Babsy'' Grange and Barbara Blake-Hannah, the ministry's cultural liaison, are now members of the Imperial Order of the Star of Honour of Ethiopia, the highest possible award of the order. Minister Grange was invested as a Dame Grand Cross of the Order, while Blake-Hannah received the rank of officer for the "leadership, kindness and diligence with which they enabled the recent formal visit to Jamaica of their Imperial Highnesses Prince Ermias Sahle-Selassie and Princess Desta Saba". Blake-Hannah was also recognised for facilitating an earlier visit of Prince Ermias to Jamaica in 1997. "First, Emperor Haile Selassie, who it honours through his grandson, Prince Ermias.

Source: Ethiopian News May 12, 2023 05:17 UTC