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Walk good, Miss Lou
Walk good, Miss Lou
BELOVED Jamaican cultural icon Louise Simone Bennett-Coverly, affectionately called 'Miss Lou', died yesterday at the Scarborough Grace Hospital in Toronto, Canada at age 86, triggering a flood of tributes from the political and artistic communities, all of which recognised her pioneering role in promoting Jamaican folklore worldwide.
"She believed passionately in her country and in her work as an artist," Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller said, adding that Miss Lou never failed to promote confidence in the extraordinary abilities, skills and talents of the Jamaican people.Continue |
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