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In 1943, labor leader Alexander Bustamante won an electoral victory and established a new, more liberal constitution. After World War II , Jamaican leaders developed the government structure to prepare for independence.
On September 19, 1961, Jamaica held a referendum to decide whether to remain in the Federation. The majority voted ‘No’ and preparations began for Jamaica’s withdrawal. Now out of federation, Norman Manley announced that his government would proceed with preparations for independence.
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.
Aug 5, 2017 · In 1884, on request, Jamaica was accorded a new Constitution, which included a partially elected legislature with very few powers and an extremely limited franchise.
Apr 8, 2017 · Jamaica Gazette, and the curtains came down on Norman Manley’s second term of 2 years and 9 months, which is still the shortest tenure since 1944. Nomination day would be Monday, March 19, 1962 ...
Jamaica becoming an Independent Nation meant that Britain, no longer controlled the affairs of the country. It was now the responsibility of the newly elected Prime Minister and the locally elected Cabinet.
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There were three internment camps run by the military in Jamaica, during World War 2, holding military prisoners and civilian internees detained in Jamaica and other parts of the then British West Indies, as well as in British West African colonies.
