Start Event With Moment of Silence for Lady B

NO NOISE FOR LADY B

The public is asked to join in a National Day of Mourning for the Honourable Lady Bustamante, widow of National Hero Sir Alexander Bustamante, on Saturday August 8, from 8:30 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. 

As a mark of respect for Lady Bustamante's many years devoted to nation building and workers' rights, persons not attending the funeral but wishing to participate are asked to wear sober, modest attire, engage in quiet activities for the day and also, where appropriate, fly the national flag at half mast.

Recommended Dress

Men not wearing ties and women may wish to wear a small rosette tied with a black ribbon on the upper left lapel of blouse, shirt or jacket. Lady Bustamante especially loved the Anthurium flower.

Activities

It is understood that the funeral is happening during the Independence festive season. Promoters of dances and parties and also sporting events such as horseracing and other activities that are flamboyant and noisy in nature can observe the National Day of Mourning by holding a moment of silence at the start of the event. The moment of silence should be preceded and ended with an announcer making an appropriate statement.

Radio and television stations should air programmes to enhance the solemnity of the Day of National Mourning.

Flying of the National Flag

Flags should be flown at "half mast" which means either one flag width below the top or one third below the top of the pole. Foreign national flags should not be flown at Jamaican establishments, such as hotels, during the period of mourning.