Jamaican and Barbadian nationals on Sunday were crowned the inaugural Juneteenth Monarchs of the Brooklyn-based Grand Council of the Independent United Order of Mechanics (IUOM), Friendly Society of North, Central & South America, Islands of the Seas and the Entire Western Hemisphere, Inc.
Jamaican Wayne A. Wiles and Barbadian Betty Thorpe were crowned King and Queen, respectively, during the IOUM’s Annual Luncheon, celebrating Juneteenth, at Nazareth High School, 475 East, 57th Street, Brooklyn.
