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OAS Honors Jamaican Trailblazer Princess May Lawes with Portrait Unveiling in Hall of Heroes and Heroines

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Organization of American States (OAS) on Friday honored Jamaican women’s rights pioneer Princess May Lawes by unveiling her portrait in the Hall of Heroes and Heroines at its headquarters in Washington, D.C. The tribute, organized by the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM) and Jamaica’s Permanent Mission to the OAS, recognized Lawes’ historic legacy as the first Caribbean woman, the first woman of African descent, and the youngest woman - at age 32 - to serve as President of the Commission from 1984 to 1986.

Jamaica’s outgoing Ambassador to the United States and Permanent Representative to the OAS, His Excellency Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson (fourth right), and OAS Secretary General Albert Ramdin (fourth left), pose with members of the Jamaican delegation following the unveiling of the portrait of Jamaican women’s rights pioneer Princess May Lawes in the Hall of Heroes and Heroines at OAS headquarters in Washington, D.C., on May 29, 2026. Also pictured, from left, are Mr. Emile Wallace-Waddell, Community Relations Officer at the Embassy of Jamaica; Mrs. Tanisha Ellison, Security Attaché at the Embassy of Jamaica; Mrs. Sharon Coburn Robinson, Principal Director in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport; Ms. Delita McCallum, Jamaica’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the OAS; Ms. Brittany McCrea, Counsellor at the Embassy of Jamaica; and Ms. Mikella Richards, Fellow in the Office of the Prime Minister. (Photo by Derrick Scott)
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