ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY, JAMAICA IS CELEBRATING 56 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE FROM BRITISH COLONIAL OPPRESSION ; AUGUST 6, 1962 | I Love Africa

#Emancipendence2022: The Independence Float and Street Parade returns as part of Jamaica’s 60th-anniversary celebrations. The event started earlier today at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre on Hope Road and will end in the National Stadium car park. Notable dignitaries including Prime Minister Andrew Holness and Leader of the Opposition Mark Golding are currently engaged in the festivities as well. 🎥: Kenyon Hemans | The Jamaica Star

3.1K views · 49 reactions | From riverside to mountain, from cane fields to the sea. Our hearts salute Jamaica, triumphant, proud and free! Happy Independence Day! | NCB Jamaica | Facebook

Come join us for JA60 Independence Float & Parade happening tomorrow, August 1, 2022 10:00AM! The Float and Street Parade has returned this year as a part of Jamaica’s Diamond Jubilee Celebrations. The spectacle which comes with this exposition of Jamaican creativity will unfold in the streets of capital city Kingston on Emancipation Day – August 1, 2022 starting on Hope Road (in front of the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre) and ending at the National Stadium Car Park. The Parade will be a v

137K views · 10K reactions | We love Jamaica ! #ProudAndStrong #Jamaica61 #Jamaica #Independence #JCDC #Culture | Hon. Olivia "Babsy" Grange | Facebook

LISTEN: Pandohie celebrates culture, abhors violence, Listen to The Independence Edition of the podcast series Impacting Jamaica. NEW episode: https://cutt.ly/pQtQHRS “One of my disappointments is that we have not even begun to scratch the surface of what that [the] brand can do,” Pandohie tells Impacting Jamaica Host Byron Buckley. “We do not know how to monetise the brand.” | Jamaica Gleaner

1.1K views · 140 reactions | A grand celebration for Jamaica's 62nd Independence  What was your favourite part of Grand Gala ?   #Independence #GrandGala #Festival #JCDC #Jamaica #Culture | Jamaica Cultural Development Commission ( JCDC) | Facebook