Today, on the anniversary of the Zong's arrival in Black River, St. Elizabeth, Jamaica, I remember the 122 captured Africans, including children, pushed overboard and drowned by the crew; and the 10 men who jumped, rather than be pushed.
Saints go marching in: St Catherine High to contest first-ever Manning Cup final after penalty shootout win over Jamaica College https://t.co/QvuKSthkBD
David Nesta 'Ziggy' Marley, #Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician, born 56 years ago today on 17 Oct 1968, in #Kingston. Eight-time Grammy Award winner and a Daytime Emmy Award recipient. Son of Rita and #BobMarley
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Francis Williams, African-#Jamaican mathematician, born to a free black couple in a slave society, calculated the trajectory of Haley’s comet over #Jamaica in 1759 and developed mathematical proof for Isaac Newton’s theory of motion and gravity.
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I am delighted to announce @NigelClarkeJa appointment as IMF Deputy Managing Director. Nigel, an exceptional public servant with proven leadership in institution building and crisis management, has stewarded Jamaica to a stronger economic position. Welcome to the IMF!
Trinidad & Tobago PM Keith Rowley announces plans to remove ships of Christopher Columbus from country’s coat of arms and replace them with the national instrument, the steelpan. #Caribbean#TrinidadandTobago
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@dpos_smith@tallerdandem We celebrated you at the St Catherine High Alumni AGM on Sunday for your excellence in Paris! All Jamaica is proud of you! Thanks for this precious moment. Yep, that's how all SCHS students stand at attention for the national anthem and our school song; let them know. Preces!
Sometimes, as it perhaps should, talent with experience beats greater talent when that greater talent is raw. I think Kishane is faster, but needs to learn how to manage his speed on the big stage, which Noah already knows. Noah retains the crown, but he's met the next King. 🔥👑
In the post-Bolt slump, at the first post-Bolt Olympics, we didn't even get to the 100m men's final. One Olympics later, the reigning World Champion had to PB and benefit from a photo finish to deny us gold. Jamaican men's sprinting is back, and great things are ahead. 🔥🇯🇲