Boxing Day originated in Britain during the Middle Ages and got its name from the fact that on the day after Christmas, servants would receive gift boxes of food or money, from their masters as a token of appreciation for working on Christmas Day. The servants were also given the day off, which could account for why it came to...
Christmas season is significant in relation to the abolition of slavery in Jamaica and the entire British Caribbean. This is due to the efforts of one man, the Right Excellent Deacon Samuel “Daddy” Sharpe, National Hero of Jamaica.
The Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, led by Minister, Robert Pickersgill, pursued several initiatives in 2013 to improve domestic water supply and upgrade sewerage systems and climate change mitigation projects across the island.
Kumba mi yabba- an initiative of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation, JBDC, is the annual Christmas Shopping Village which provides opportunities for exhibitors and producers of innovative, indigenous and authentic Jamaican products
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