Bob Marley’s Statue Defaced In Kingston.

The defaced Bob Marley
 statute in Celebrity Park
- Ian Allen/Photographer

The life-sized bronze statue of reggae legend Bob Marley has been defaced in Celebrity Park outside the National Stadium in Kingston. 

The statue, which was sculpted by Alvin Marriott, has large splashes of red paint on the hands, feet, back, pants and guitar. A puddle of paint beneath the statue’s left shoe was also visible. Celebrity Park is operated by the Government-owned Independence Park Limited. 

Security personnel who man the entrance to the National Stadium say they noticed the paint on the statue on Wednesday morning, hours after Tuesday’s football match between Jamaica and Costa Rica which ended in a 1-1 draw. Numerous passersby, including police personnel at the Stadium Gardens Police Station were oblivious to the discoloured statue of the late reggae icon. read more...