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PHOTO FLASHBACK: RINGING IN THE NEW YEAR OF 1974

Published:Friday | December 30, 2022 | 8:48 AM
His Excellency the Most Hon Florizel Glasspole, Governor General (at left background), among the revellers at the New Year's Eve ball at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel.
Revellers eagerly wait for balloons floating down from the ceiling of the Pegasus hotel to welcome the new year.
Revellers at the New Year's Eve ball at the Hotel Casa Monte waltzing out the old year to the music of Boris Gardiner Happening. The New Year was welcomed with best wishes all by the merry-makers.
It was fun all the way at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel on New Year's Eve when hundreds of Jamaicans put the past year behind then and ring in the new year to the sounds of Byron Lee and the Dragonaires. His Excellency the Most Hon. Florizel Glasspole (left) facing camera join in the fun.
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The coming of the new year is met with celebration by most. People like to get dressed and celebrate with friends and family.