Olympic and Paralympic champions were honoured in style with a musical tribute befitting of heroes at the National Arena on National Heroes Day on 15 October, 2012. Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller presented over 50 athletes with monetary rewards during a concert which featured Jamaican musical legends. Earlier, a new marble headstone was unveiled at the grave of Jamaican track and field legend Herb McKenley who died in 2007. 

 

Photos by Garfield Robinson and reporting by Dania Bogle in Kingston for Caribbean Intelligence©.