Born in Jamaica, Dr. Michael Vaughan, BA, BSc, MSc, MD, MCFP and Honorary Consul of Jamaica, has been a family practitioner in Victoria since 1978. He will explore the colourful history of Jamaica and its relationship with Canada, as well as information about the Jamaican Flag, the Jamaican National Anthem, his own personal history and information about a number of Jamaica’s most prominent citizens, past and present, Marcus Garvey, Bob Marley and Usain Bolt.
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