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In 1995, the Government of Jamaica proclaimed May 10 Indian Heritage Day in recognition of the Indians' contribution to the social and economic development of the country. The arrival of the Indians more than 170 years ago is commemorated in stamps. On March 1, 1998, the National Council for Indian Culture in Jamaica was formed.
Indo-Caribbean people or Indian-Caribbean people are people in the Caribbean who trace their ancestry to the Indian subcontinent.They are descendants of the Jahaji indentured laborers from British India, who were brought by the British, Dutch, and French during the colonial era from the mid-19th century to the early 20th century.
Kamala Harris, Vice-President of the United States (Jamaican and Indian) Maya Harris, lawyer and writer (Jamaican and Indian) Lester Holt, U.S. news anchor and journalist [17] [18] Kenny J, calypsonian [19] Diana King, singer (United States; born in Jamaica) [20] Jeffery Kissoon, actor; Vashtie Kola, music-video director; Sonnet L'Abbé ...
Pages in category "Jamaican people of Indian descent" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
Jamaicans are the citizens of Jamaica and their descendants in the Jamaican diaspora.The vast majority of Jamaicans are of Sub-Saharan African descent, with minorities of Europeans, Indians, Chinese, Middle Eastern, and others of mixed ancestry.
Hinduism is a minority religion in Jamaica, followed mainly by the Indo-Jamaicans. According to the 2011 census, Hinduism is followed by 0.07% of the population of Jamaica. [ 1 ] Sanatan Dharma Mandir in Kingston is the only government-recognised Hindu temple in the country.
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Some scholars consider it important to distinguish the Taíno from the neo-Taíno nations of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Hispaniola, and the Lucayan of the Bahamas and Jamaica. Linguistically or culturally these differences extended from various cognates or types of canoe: canoa, piragua, cayuco [1] to distinct languages.