On December 4, Chinese Ambassador to Jamaica H.E. Chen Daojiang attended and addressed the Dragon Boat Eye-dotting Ceremony hosted by Chinese Benevolent Association.
Permanent Secretary Denzil Thorpe in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, President of CBA Dalton Yap, President of the Pan American Dragon Boat Federation Franco Sui Chong also attended and spoke at the ceremony.
The Jamaica Dragon Boat Federation was established on the same day.