1998 was the last time that Scotland & Jamaica played in the mens football world cup. Today Scotland & Jamaica play matches that mean they could qualify for the world cup for the first time since then. Scotland play Denmark & Jamaica play Curacao. Come on Scotland & Jamaica!
Great to see the head of the Scottish Episcopal Church @secsynod is on an ecumenical pilgrimage in Jamaica just now to learn about the legacy of slavery & the part played in it by the church. Let's hope there are productive meetings! #OurSharedStory https://t.co/GdJhY1gqZ3
We're so saddened by this news. Ibo was very interested and passionate about his Scottish roots and was willing to support and assist Flag Up in any way he could. May he rest in peace. 🏴🇯🇲
Acclaimed Jamaican musician, educator and founding member of the iconic reggae band Third World, Michael 'Ibo' Cooper, has died. The 71-year-old was ailing for some time.
Cooper's son Arif died in March and his wife, Joy, passed last month. More details to come. #GLNRToday
Congratulations to the Jamaica Football Federation ( J.F.F ) and the Reggae Girls for qualifying for the last 16 of the women's world cup. The squad includes including Vyan Sampson and Kayla Mccoy who both play in Scotland! - https://t.co/2wvwVjxV7i #FIFAWWC#OurSharedStory
Our History/One Humanity: Agree, we cannot change the past but we can acknowledge and change consequences such as poverty and racism for the better using education and goodness…
Our History…a life destined 🏴🇯🇲. Pennycooke is an old Scottish family name derived from Penicuik the name of the town where I live. A green map of a part of Jamaica, the country where I was born, it shows a place called Pennycooke…
As an Edinburgher, I am deeply connected to the city. Apology and acknowledgement are a good start in addressing the ongoing consequences of the crimes that helped build it.
This is the right thing. My slave-owning ancestors bought grand houses here; this news makes me prouder to be an Edinburgher today. British slavery’s story is not over. Thank you @SirGeoffPalmer and the team. https://t.co/MZmBYjPx4s
Our History🇯🇲🏴: Some people may wish to deny our Scottish historical connections but these wee pieces of tartan speak a truth of history which must be taught as part of the curriculum…
Our History/Our Slavery/Purchasing potential: Noticed in an old Edinburgh newspaper that in 1835, 19 Melville Street, Edinburgh, was worth…£1450. In 2021 it was worth…£2,500,000. In 1834 Sir John Gladstone, Edinburgh, received £106,769 govt. compensation for his freed slaves…