Jamaican Reggae superstar Bob Marley and cultural icon, Louise Bennett-Coverley would be accorded National Hero status if the Mark Golding-led People’s National Party (PNP) formed the next government.

As Jamaica goes to the polls this year, Golding is hoping such an announcement will resonate with the Jamaican populace.

Golding made the promise while contributing to the 2025/2026 Budget Debate in Gordon House. 

“Making Marley and Bennett-Cloverley National Heroes will be a priority action when we form the government. We will confer the Order of National Hero on the Honourable Louise Bennett-Cloverley, making her our second female National Heroine,” Golding told the parliament.

He declared that as Jamaica cements the spirit of ‘One Love’,—Marley’s iconic global anthem—a PNP-led government would also commemorate the significance of “fi wi” language in expressions and identity.