Archbishop of York John Sentamu arrived in Kingston early Friday night; speaking at the Norman Manley airport upon his arrival he said that he was glad to be back in Jamaica. Archbishop Sentamu, quoting Bob Marley called to end ‘mental slavery’, “Bob Marley was right we must liberate ourselves from mental slavery because if we can do that in our heart in our home in our communities then this could become one of the greatest tourist attraction. “Jamaica is a great island,” he said. ” there is a lot of potential.”
The Archbishop expressed his happiness on being conferred the honorary doctorate by the University of the West Indies. “This university was founded year before was born, so this big brother is a year older than I am. I feel very very proud.”
The Archbishop of York is the guest of the Anglican Diocese and will be on a visit to Jamaica from October 5 to 12 for the commemoration of the 200th Anniversary of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade.
“I am looking for a great time here, we will have a fantastic time,” said Archbishop Sentamu.