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All merchant ships of Jamaica registry should fly the Flag. National Anthem All persons should stand at attention at the playing of the National Anthem and men should remove their hats.
The colour green represents hope and Jamaica’s abundant agricultural resources. Gold is associated with the natural beauty of the sunlight and wealth of the country. Black represents the strength and creativity of the nation’s people.
At the end of September 1961, the government held a competition for a National Anthem for independent Jamaica. Initially, the entry chosen was “ Jamaica Proud we Stand ” composed by Bandmaster Edward Wade of the West India Regiment.
The National Library of Jamaica’s (NLJ) holdings constitute the most comprehensive collection of Jamaican documentary offering an invaluable representation of Jamaica’s history and heritage.
Free villages were the result of full emancipation in Jamaica in 1838 and can be described as settlements that were established across the island as a result of gaining full freedom from slavery and apprenticeship.
The National Library of Jamaica’s (NLJ) holdings constitute the most comprehensive collection of Jamaican documentary offering an invaluable representation of Jamaica’s history and heritage.
The National Library of Jamaica was established in 1979 under the Institute of Jamaica Act of 1978. It originated from the collection of the West India Reference Library (WIRL) which was founded in 1894 as a section of the Public Library of the Institute of Jamaica.
Colour poster with the national symbols of Jamaica - The Coat of Arms, National Flag, National Bird, National Flower, National Tree, National Fruit.
Jamaica's central bank, the Bank of Jamaica, located at Nethersole Place in Kingston, Jamaica. Subject Banks and banking, Central - Jamaica; Kingston (Jamaica); Bank buildings - Jamaica
After more than 300 hundred years of British colonial rule, Jamaica gained independence on August 6, 1962. The road to independence was long and hard but with prominent and instrumental figures such as Sir Alexander Bustamante and Norman Manley, Jamaica gained its freedom for self-governance.