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“Represents A Victory For Truth And Justice”
Presiding Prelate Bishop Gregory G.M. Ingram said he was “elated” about the granting of a posthumous pardon to Rev. Charles Vinton Monk, saying it “represents a victory for truth and justice.” Rev. Monk was an American AME minister who served as the pastor of Allen Temple AME Church in Somerset who was arrested and jailed for... Read more of this article
Writ Of Pardon Presented To AME Leadership
On Friday, Premier David Burt was joined by Ministers and Members of Parliament for a formal presentation of the framed, signed Writ of Posthumous Pardon of Rev. Charles Vinton Monk. “During the presentation, the Premier recognized the leadership of Rev. Nicholas Tweed on the issue, noting that as the Pastor of St. Paul AME Church, he challenges... Read more of this article
Premier: ‘Finally Does Justice After 116 Years’
Premier David Burt tabled the Writ by which the Governor granted the posthumous pardon to Rev. Monk in the House of Assembly, saying it was a “decision made on the strength of the facts presented and one that finally does justice after 116 years.” “Just over a year ago I advised this Honourable House that I had invited the Governor,... Read more of this article
Posthumous Pardon Granted To Reverend Monk
[Updated] Governor John Rankin has granted a posthumous pardon to the Reverend Charles Vinton Monk in accordance with Section 22 of the Constitution. “The Reverend Monk was convicted, imprisoned and fined in 1903 for publishing an article in the press on the living and working conditions of Jamaican nationals employed to work at the dockyard in... Read more of this article
Governor Invited To Grant Pardon to Rev Monk
The Governor has been invited to “consult the Advisory Committee on the Prerogative of Mercy with a view to granting a full and free posthumous pardon” to Rev. Charles Vinton Monk, a journalist who was “imprisoned for simply reporting the truth” in the early 1900s. This was announced by Premier David Burt in the House of Assembly... Read more of this article
