BBC presenter Clive Myrie finds his family ties to the Panama Canal's construction during a visit to Jamaica.
BBC presenter Clive Myrie discovered his family connection to the Panama Canal during a visit to Jamaica. His grandmother, in advanced dementia, reacted to seeing a white person and began recalling her childhood in the Panama Canal Zone where her father, Clive's great-grandfather, worked on the canal's construction. This revelation led Myrie to raise awareness of the Caribbean's role in the canal's creation.
August 22, 2024
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