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In 1995, the Government of Jamaica proclaimed May 10 Indian Heritage Day in recognition of the Indians' contribution to the social and economic development of the country. The arrival of the Indians more than 170 years ago is commemorated in stamps. On March 1, 1998, the National Council for Indian Culture in Jamaica was formed.
Indo-Caribbean people or Indian-Caribbean people or Indo-West Indian are people in the Caribbean who trace their ancestry to the Indian subcontinent.They are descendants of the Jahaji indentured laborers from British India, who were brought by the British, Dutch, and French during the colonial era from the mid-19th century to the early 20th century.
Kamala Harris, Vice-President of the United States (Jamaican and Indian) Maya Harris, lawyer and writer (Jamaican and Indian) Lester Holt, U.S. news anchor and journalist [17] [18] Kenny J, calypsonian [19] Diana King, singer (United States; born in Jamaica) [20] Jeffery Kissoon, actor; Vashtie Kola, music-video director; Sonnet L'Abbé ...
Hinduism is a minority religion in Jamaica, followed mainly by the Indo-Jamaicans. According to the 2011 census, Hinduism is followed by 0.07% of the population of Jamaica. [ 1 ] Sanatan Dharma Mandir in Kingston is the only government-recognised Hindu temple in the country.
Donald J. Harris was born in Jamaica in 1938, and moved to the United States in the 1960s to get his Ph.D. at the University of California-Berkeley. He later became naturalized as a U.S. citizen.
Pages in category "Jamaican people of Indian descent" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
In Jamaica, it was brought by East Indians who came to the island as indentured servants after the abolition of slavery. [10] It is celebrated throughout the island. In the past, every plantation in each parish celebrated Hosay. Today it has been called an Indian carnival and is perhaps most well known in Clarendon where it is celebrated each ...
Westmoreland has an area of 807 square kilometres (312 sq mi), making it Jamaica's eighth-largest parish. Westmoreland's population of 144,817 is made up of a large percentage of ethnic East Indians, descendants of indentured laborers who came to Jamaica from India to work after Britain abolished slavery in 1834 and the demand for labor remained high.