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Caribbean Movie Night featuring “Jamaica Green Card”

  • Mildred Community Center, MA

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Our Journey to 55 years of independence

Jamaica is fifty-five and what an Independence journey it’s been. The journey has been froth with challenges, difficulties and frustrations of a people, the majority of whose ancestry hails from a glorious past in Africa, but who were captured and forcibly removed from their homeland.

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Our Legacy Projects

The celebrations will not just be a year of entertainment events. As such, the Secretariat, in collaboration with ministries and private sector entities, has produced a list of legacy projects, both tangible and intangible, that will ensure lasting legacies well beyond the celebratory year, accruing benefits for generations to come.

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Jamaica 55 Event Updates

The Jamaica 55 day celebrations will feature a year full of exciting events and special occasions. Keep up to the date with the following list of events.

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Kingston and St Andrew Homecoming Week 2017

December 16, 2017 - December 23, 2017

Fireworks on the Waterfront

December 01, 2017

Jamaica 55 Sports Festival featuring Youth Football teams of Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago and Birmingham City

November 01, 2017

Jamaica 55 Heritage Festival

October 01, 2017

Jamaica 55 National Heritage Service

October 01, 2017

THE JAMAICA 55 TRAILER

Watch the Jamaica 55 Retrospective Trailer.

Roll over the timeline dates to explore our rich history!