For the last 52 years Jamaica has marked the month of October by the observance of National Heroes' Day and Heritage Week. Yet, within at least the last two decades, there are indications ...

Jamaica currently has seven national heroes and any celebration of our black history is expected to begin by honouring these great Jamaican men and women. They are Nanny, ...

OUR ROOTS – Paul Bogle – EURWEB *As a national hero of Jamaica, he was also a Jamaican Baptist deacon and activist. OUR ROOTS throws a spotlight on Paul Bogle who is referenced in many works ...

Under the theme “One Love, One People, One Heritage,” Jamaicans celebrated their Heritage Week from October 14 to 21. It's an annual observance that precedes National Heroes Day, where numerous ...

Monday, Jamaica’s Prime Minister addressed the Jamaican People on National Heroes Day: “As we commemorate another Heroes Day, we stand on the shoulders of giants—our national heroes—whose ...

Jamaican national hero Marcus Mosiah Garvey, who continues to get much respect in the island country and diaspora communities around the world, will be recognized on Aug. 20 at a ceremony in the Br… ...

In 1964, two years after Jamaica gained independence, Garvey’s remains were exhumed, brought to the island and buried, with the government declaring him Jamaica’s first national hero.

They're playing Colombia tomorrow. And they've become the underdog heroes of this World Cup. To find out more, we've reached out to Charles Edwards, a former coach of the Jamaican national women's ...

Pan-African leader Marcus Mosiah Garvey, convicted of mail fraud in 1923 in the U.S., is buried at National Heroes Park in Kingston. His remains were brought to Jamaica in 1964 after his death in ...