Land of wood and water, surrounded by the Caribbean Sea. Flag of Black, Green and Gold. Black signifies the hardship of the people, Green is for the lush green land/grass and Gold is for the glorious sunshine.
Jamaica gained its independence from the British on August 6, 1962. Jamaica is said to have had 6 heroes and 1 heroin. One of the most famous is Marcus Mosiah Garvey.
Jamaica has two main political parties: Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and The People's National Party (PNP). Just recently, the JLP took over power from the PNP who has been in power for numerous years.Well..enough of this boring stuff...let's move on. See posts to come.
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Thanks for the recording breaking quick and to the point History 101.
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