JAMAICA as a society, with little exception, places no value on its history. This is an obvious loss to our people for countless reasons. A people who do not know and understand where they came ...

Dear Editor, I recall the moment of Independence in 1962, I could barely pronounce the word and I had no idea of the meaning. It may have been my first year in primary school at Seaforth where we ...

Since 1962 – when Jamaica first gained independence – the island’s spirit, rhythm an passion for life has infected everything from the food we eat to the music we listen to. The cultural ...

Jamaica's first inhabitants, ... 1962 that Jamaica achieved independence from Britain and for the first time raised its own flag. ... History and Heritage. November 6, 2007.

Aug. 6, marked the 53 rd anniversary that Jamaica declared its independence from the United Kingdom. This Caribbean island is arguably one of the most beautiful places on Earth. Universally known ...

Shrugging off economic hardships and high crime, people across Jamaica proudly wore the national colors of gold, black and green Monday to mark the Caribbean island's 50th anniversary of indepen ...

Works like Albert Huie’s 1940 portrait of Edna Manley (a sculptor, Manley was also the wife of Jamaica’s pre-independence chief minister, Norman Manley, and the key figure in the genesis of ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) – Shrugging off economic hardships and high crime, people across Jamaica proudly wore the national colors of gold, black and green Monday to mark the Caribbean island’s ...