Lewisham's elected Mayor, Sir Steve Bullock welcomed Lewisham resident, Karola Rajoo, the 21st Miss Caribbean & Commonwealth to her first official civic engagement. Steve and Karola discussed the challenges facing the boroughs young people today in particular agreed about the importance of helping young people into employment. Afterwards Karola, who was born and raised in Trinidad, said: "I was interested particularly in learning of the long and successful involvement of the Caribbean heritage community, and other Commonwealth communities, in public life in Lewisham. The Mayor helped me to understand more about the council's initiatives towards youth employment, in which connection it was encouraging that a young man on work experience was there for the meeting. Above all, I appreciated the Mayor's advice on working with the elderly, because that is something which I would like to take up".
Miss Uganda UK 2009 Karola Rajoo, 21st Miss Caribbean & Commonwealth, was delighted to have been invited as guest to the Miss Uganda UK 2009 pageant at Troxy, London. Ben Black was there with his camera and pictured Karola with winner Maria Namiiro, her princesses and the pageant’s director Joyce Church
Afro Hair & Beauty Live
Karola Rajoo, 21st Miss Caribbean & Commonwealth, singer Angel J and Josanne Jack went along on behalf of CaribCommx to the Afro Hair & Beauty Live exhibition. Here are some of the people they met and the events they saw - further photographs will be published later.
