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"Members of the Ras Tafarian groups from all parishes shown in the Conference Room at Jamaica House yesterday, for the second in a series of reasonings with the Prime Minister to seek greater recognition of the movement in the island, under its own…

"Gathering of the twelve tribes: Brethren, sisters and visitors listen to a point made by Brother Naphtali (with microphone) of the Rastafari Twelve Tribes group at Garvey's Shrine Sunday evening. Others on the platform first row are (l to r) Bro.…

Brothers and sisters of the Rastafari Twelve Tribes group and visitors gather at Garvey's Shrine.

"Energetic, enterprising Ras "Jungle" (Beresford Jarrett) who does pottery, grows decorative plants, vegetables and ground provisions and raises ducks. "I want society to know I really try," he says. "You have to sow before you can reap." "

Portrait of a Rastafarian man, Alan Campbell

Rastafarian woman, Cynthia Phipps, and her three children.

"Jabulani Tafari, who won the Ranny Williams Cultural Interest Award for his series on the Rastafarians in the Sunday Sun, received his prize from well known entertainer, Louise Bennett."

"Tobacco spliffs were in vogue for almost the entire duration of the strike at the Jamaica Cigarette Company. Here a young smoker rams his spliff with a pen - so as to get the right consistency. These tobacco spliffs were to be seen all around the…