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After Jamaica was granted independence in 1962, Bustamante served as the first Prime Minister until 1967. In April 1963 he ordered the police and army to "Bring in all Rastas, dead or alive" [ 14 ] and over 150 Rastas were detained and an unknown number killed. [ 15 ]
Jamaica House has been the location of the Office of the Prime Minister since 1972. [4] Prime ministers resided there from 1964 until 1980. [ 4 ] On 8 November 2022, Prime Minister Andrew Holness said in question time that his official residence was Jamaica House rather than Vale Royal and that Vale Royal was currently in disrepair and possible ...
After Norman Manley was elected Chief Minister in 1955, he sped up the process of decolonisation via several constitutional amendments. These amendments allowed for greater self-government and established a cabinet of ministers under a Prime Minister of Jamaica. [16]
Prime Minister; Took office Left office Time in office 1 Sir Kenneth Blackburne (1907–1980) 6 August 1962 30 November 1962 116 days Elizabeth II Bustamante: 2 Sir Clifford Campbell (1892–1991) 1 December 1962 28 February 1973 10 years, 89 days Elizabeth II Bustamante Sangster Shearer Manley – Sir Herbert Duffus (1908–2002) 28 February ...
Gladys Longbridge married Sir Alexander Bustamante on 7 September 1962, shortly after Jamaica achieved independence from the United Kingdom in August 1962. She was 28 years younger than he. [ 2 ] Bustamante remained the first Prime Minister of Jamaica until his resignation in 1967 due to ill health. [ 2 ]
This resulted in the independence of Jamaica on 6 August 1962, and several other British colonies in the West Indies followed suit in the next decade. Bustamante had replaced Manley as premier between April and August, and on independence, he became Jamaica's first prime minister.
General elections were held in Jamaica on 10 April 1962. [1] The result was a victory for the Jamaica Labour Party , which won 26 of the 45 seats. Voter turnout was 73%.
The Jamaica Independence Act 1962 (10 & 11 Eliz. 2. c. 40) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that granted independence to Jamaica with effect from 6 August 1962. As a result of the Act, Jamaica became the first English-speaking country in the West Indies to achieve full independence from the United Kingdom.