KINGSTON, Jamaica — Residents of Mona Heights and members of the public are being invited to the community’s annual Independence Day flag-raising ceremony on Thursday, August 6, with this year’s observance centred on the theme of resilience and authentic Jamaican energy.

In a release on Tuesday, organisers said the annual event, which has been staged for more than three decades, will be held under the sub-theme, “Authentic Jamaican Energy”, in keeping with the national theme, “United in Celebrating Resilience”.

The programme is being organised by the Mona Heights Neighbourhood Watch, the Mona Heights Citizens Association and the Lions Club of Mona, in partnership with the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission.