A major milestone for a local community organization.The Rochester Jamaican Organization is celebrating 20 years of impact at its independence gala. The gala's theme "honoring our roots and inspiring ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This year marks the 61 anniversary of Jamaican Independence Day. Every year since Aug. 6, 1962, Jamaicans honor this momentous ...

The celebrations will be held on back-to-back days.

August 6 marks Jamaica’s 60th anniversary of independence, since the former colony gained freedom from Great Britain in 1962. In South Florida, the Consul General of Jamaica in Miami, Oliver Mair, ...

Diamond Jubilee celebrations unite island dwelling and diasporic Jamaicans under the banner, “reigniting a nation for greatness”. Courtesy of PxHere The first English-speaking Caribbean nation to gain ...

On August 6, 2022, Jamaica celebrates its 60th year of independence, though it remains part of the British Commonwealth. The largest English-speaking island in the Caribbean has long been popular with ...

As Jamaica prepares to celebrate its 64th year of Independence in August, local streetwear brand Jamroc Dept is marking the ...

Jamaicans around the world are gearing up to celebrate the island’s 60th anniversary of independence on August 6, with year-long events in both Jamaica and Canada commemorating the occasion. The ...

Bermuda’s Jamaican Association will host a church service and gala featuring multi-instrumentalist Huntley Septimus to celebrate 60 years of Jamaican independence. The Diamond Jubilee, which takes ...

Happy Birthday Jamaica – 56 today! Well, technically it's a bit older than that but today is Jamaican Independence Day, celebrating the fact that on this day in 1962, the Caribbean island was granted ...

Derrick Morgan is a legend — a rougher than rough, tougher than tough, onetime rude boy who helped shape the sound of ska in the 1960s. Singing braggadocious tunes and loving duets for more than 60 ...