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1930s. British West Indian labour unrest of 1934–1939 ... 1964 Jamaican broadcast strike, 97-day strike by Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation workers. [3] [4] 1980s ...
Jamaica's first political parties emerged in the late 1920s, while workers association and trade unions emerged in the 1930s. The development of a new Constitution in 1944, universal male suffrage, and limited self-government eventually led to Jamaican Independence in 1962 with Alexander Bustamante serving as its first prime minister. The ...
1845 – Spanish Town-Kingston railway (Jamaica Railway Company) begins operating [17] and Kingston railway station opens. 1862 - Fire. [3] 1870 – Legislative Council of British Jamaica moves to Headquarters House. [2] 1872 Capital of British Jamaica relocated to Kingston from Spanish Town. [17] [3] Victoria Market built on site of "Sunday ...
William Wellington Wellwood Grant OD (1894 – 27 August 1977) was a Jamaican labour activist. [1] [2] He was known as "St. William Grant", [1] [2] "St." presumably meaning "Sergeant" in reference to his military or UNIA service.
Kingston, Jamaica from the masthead of HMAS Melbourne - 1915. During the 1930s, island-wide riots led to the development of trade unions and political parties to represent workers. [20] The city became home to the Mona campus of the University of the West Indies. It was founded in 1948, with 24 medical students. [12]
Jamaica Observer. May 4, 2005. Eaton, George E. Alexander Bustamante and Modern Jamaica. Paperback ed. Kingston: LMH Publishers, 1995. ISBN 976-610-191-4 "JALGO Working Towards Better Benefits For Workers." Jamaica Gleaner. November 21, 2000. "Jamaica: Government to Reconsider Controversial Law." Inter Press Service. September 17, 1987.
1930s establishments in Jamaica (4 C, 2 P) 0–9. 1934 in Jamaica (1 C, 1 P) 1935 in Jamaica (1 C) 1936 in Jamaica (1 C) 1938 in Jamaica (1 C) C. 1930s in the Cayman ...
Jamaica despatch, and Kingston chronicle ceased between 1839 and 1841, OCLC 18324191; Jamaica Courant, OCLC 793908775; Abeng, weekly newspaper published in 1969; Daily News, daily newspaper published from May 1973 to April 1983 [7] [8] Weekly Jamaica Courant, weekly newspaper published in Kingston, Jamaica, 1718–1755