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Jamaica's state ensign is a Blue Ensign with the Jamaican national flag in the canton; it is normally only used by the Jamaican Government. [ citation needed ] Jamaica's naval ensign follows the British system and is a White Ensign with a Saint George's Cross and the Jamaican national flag in the canton, although due to the island's lack of a ...
Colonial flag of Jamaica: The Cross of Burgundy was used during the Spanish colonisation 10 April 1655 – 30 December 1800: Colonial flag of Jamaica: The 1606 version of the Union Flag was used until 1 January 1801 1 January 1801 – 24 August 1875: Colonial flag of Jamaica: The British Union Flag, used until 1875 25 August 1875 – 31 May 1906
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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 ...
Maroon flag in Freetown, Sierra Leone Maroon village, Suriname River, 1955. Slaves escaped frequently within the first generation of their arrival from Africa and often preserved their African languages and much of their culture and religion. African traditions included such things as the use of certain medicinal herbs together with special ...
The Taino referred to the island as "Xaymaca," but the Spanish gradually changed the name to "Jamaica." [12] In the so-called Admiral's map of 1507, the island was labeled as "Jamaiqua"; and in Peter Martyr's first tract from the Decades of the New World (published 1511—1521), he refers to it as both "Jamaica" and "Jamica."
Red, gold, and green were used in the Ethiopian flag, while, prior to the development of Rastafari, the Jamaican black nationalist activist Marcus Garvey had used red, green, and black as the colours for the Pan-African flag representing his United Negro Improvement Association. [286]
Following a period of intense debate, the native and African populace of Jamaica were granted the right to vote; as the 19th century continued the government allowed some of them to hold public office. Despite these accomplishments, the white members of Jamaican colonial society continued to hold the real power.