Haile Selassie’s grandson for Jamaica’s Heritage Week celebrations

Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie, grandson of the late Ethiopian Emperor, Haile Selassie, is to be Jamaica’s special guest for this year’s Heritage Week celebrations.

The announcement was made in a statement from Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange.

The prince, who is also the President of the Crown Council of Ethiopia, last visited Jamaica in April of 2016.

For his second visit, Grange said Selassie will arrive in the island on Thursday, October 13 for a week of official engagements. Among them are the National Honours and Awards Ceremony at King’s House and the National Heritage Week Interfaith Service.

“He will also meet with the nation’s leaders, including the governor-general, the prime minister and the leader of the Opposition, as well as members of the Ethiopian and Rastafari communities and the National Council on Reparations,” the statement informed.