a referendum was called to determine whether or not the people of Jamaica should remain part of the Federation. The Jamaican people voted for Independence and on August 6, 1962, the British flag ...

The establishment of the Federation of the West Indies is the most important event in the history of these territories since their emancipation from slavery in 1833. It signifies that a new nation ...

FOUNDED to speed independence from Britain, the West Indies Federation lasted just four years before breaking up on May 31st 1962. The plan had been to forge a Canadian-style federal country from ...

A commemorative flag created in Bradford has been taken to the Caribbean to mark the 76th anniversary of the arrival of the Windrush. Windrush Day began in 2018 to celebrate the contribution ...