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The years prior to the Coral Gardens incident saw the building of tensions between the Rastafarian community and the British colonial government in Jamaica.In 1958, British police engaged in several arrests and evictions of Rastafarians, often bringing to bear charges for the possession of cannabis, which is used as a Rastafarian religious sacrament.
After 146 years of Spanish rule, a large group of British sailors and soldiers landed in the Kingston Harbour on 10 May 1655, during the Anglo-Spanish War. [4] The English, who had set their sights on Jamaica after a disastrous defeat in an earlier attempt to take the island of Hispaniola, marched toward Villa de la Vega, the administrative center of the island.
On 11 October 1964, Ken Jones died in an untimely manner. The Gleaner, Jamaica's pre-eminent newspaper, reported his death with these words: "MONTEGO BAY, S.J., Oct. 11: "THE HON. KENNETH JONES, Minister of Communications and Works, died in the Montego Bay hospital this morning as a result of injuries he suffered in a fall from the upstairs ...
The attack happened shortly after midnight Indochina Time (after 1700 hrs 10/31 UTC, or after 12 noon 10/31 in Washington). [2] The Studebaker Corporation announced a bankruptcy settlement of its debts owned on its retirement pension plans. Although people who were already drawing full benefits would continue to do so, and workers who had at ...
Millicent Dolly May Small CD (6 October 1947 – 5 May 2020) [1] [2] was a Jamaican singer who is best known for her international hit "My Boy Lollipop" (1964).The song reached number two in both the UK and US charts and sold over seven million copies worldwide.
Pages in category "1964 in Jamaica" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. 1964 Birthday Honours
Hundreds of Panamanians marched on Thursday to mark the anniversary of a deadly uprising against U.S. control of the Panama Canal in 1964, with some protesters burning an effigy of President-elect ...
The following events occurred in August 1964: ... Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Jamaica ... The triggering incident happened when two city ...