MIAMI GARDENS – Mrs. Sandra Grant Griffiths, Consul General of Jamaica took pleasure in
presenting a Proclamation to Miss Suzette Rochester, Manager, The Victoria Mutual Building
Society (VMBS) ‐ Florida Representative Office, as part of the celebration of Jamaica's 50th
Independence Celebrations on behalf of the City of Miami.

The special visit by the Consul General at the Representative Office came on the heels of the
recently held Launch of Jamaica's 50th Independence Anniversary Celebration Activities, where
VMBS was the title sponsor. The Independence Celebration is being spearheaded by the Office of
the Consul General and one item of note is a Grand Gala slated in August 2012 for the Jamaican
Diaspora and friends of the Diaspora.

According to Rochester, "the involvement of VMBS in the Independence Celebration is very timely as
the Society has been assisting many Jamaican's at home and abroad in achieving their financial
independence by providing saving and mortgage opportunities in Jamaica since 1878".