Christmas Day Messages Laud Jamaicans’ Resilience

Christmas Day messages: As Jamaicans celebrate their first COVID-19 affected Christmas, national leaders laud citizens resilience and encourage continued compliance.

This even as many Jamaicans continue to flout the Disaster Risk Management Act.

The leaders implored continued partnership and adherence in their Christmas day messages.

Twenty-twenty was for many the year of hope and advancement, a milestone in development, a shift in geopolitical affairs. 

It was no different for many Jamaicans at home and abroad, but that was before the dreaded COVID-19 brought the world to its knees.

Governor General Sir Patrick Allen in his Christmas address notes the resilience of the Jamaican people despite the challenges in compliance and resources.

He notes that despite being able to navigate the turbulent COVID-19 waters to this point, many lives were lost to the pandemic and other disasters this year.

Prime Minister Andrew Holness in his address says while this Christmas is challenging there is still much work to be done as Jamaicans struggle to adhere to the safety protocols.

The Prime Minister says the virus is not taking a break for the festive season and neither should Jamaicans in combating it.

Meanwhile, Opposition Leader Mark Golding in his maiden Christmas message lauded first responders and Jamaicans in the Diaspora for their support during the COVID-19 pandemic.