America
POLITICS ELLIOTT, Robert B. – "Robert B. Elliott was born in Boston, to West Indian [Jamaican] parents, in 1842. Much of his education was received abroad – first in the grammar schools of Jamaica, later in High Holborn Academy (London), and finally at Eton, from which he graduated with honours. While in England, he also […]
Push Cart
What is a push cart? Pushcarts are those homemade carts that can be seen all across Jamaica. They are used as a moving restaurant (vendors who sell food etc), to transport items (mainly merchandise to the market, but some are used as moving trucks) or as a racing cart (similar to North America soap box) […]
Track & Field
Jamaica has the prestigious honor of having the most success per capita of any country world in track and field. This great honor started when Jamaica’s first track Gold Medallists Dr Authur Wint won the 400m in 1948 Olympics. He along other greats Herb McKenley, Leslie Laing, and George Rhoden put Jamaica on the map […]
Netball and Field Hockey
NetballJamaica’s Women’s netball teams are one of the most respected around the world and they have always ranked in the top 10 worldwide over the past few years. In the 1993 World Netball Competition Jamaica finished third in a field of 22 countries. Netball is the No. 1 one women’s sport in Jamaica and the […]
Football (Soccer and also American)
Available records indicate that football (soccer) was introduced in Jamaica towards the end of the 19th century and 1893 is listed as the year Jamaica formed its first football club. Jamaica’s first international appearance was against their Caribbean neighbours Haiti in 1925. Andre Chevalon, President of the United Sporting Society invited Jamaica to the French-speaking […]
Cricket in Jamaica
A remnant from British rule, cricket used to be the most dominant sports in Jamaica and in the rest of the Caribbean. The West Indies cricket team used to be the most dominant cricket team in the world. For the time being, we have declined as a dominant world cricket team. Jamaican cricket has produced […]
Bobsled
Buy our Jamaicans.com Bobsled T-shirt Now!!! Fourteen years ago the first Jamaican Bobsled team made history in the Calgary Olympics Winter Games. They warmed the hearts of many worldwide in their first attempt at Olympic glory and was even immortalized in the popular Walt Disney movie "Cool Runnings". Since then the team has been a […]
Basketball, Baseball & Boxing
BaseballEven though baseball is rarely played in Jamaica and is not considered a "mainstream" sport Jamaica has produces a few players that have made a name Major League baseball in the USA. Those include 3-time all star Devon White who was a member of the 3 world championship teams (the 1992 and 1993 Toronto Blue […]
Mango time
Mi nuh drink coffee tea mango timeCare how nice it may be mango timeIn the heat of the mango cropWhen di fruit dem a ripe an dropWash your pot turn dem down mango time De terpentine large an fine, mango timeRobin mango so sweet, mango timeNumber eleven an hairy skinPack di bankra an ram dem […]
Evening Time
Come Miss ClaireTek de bankra off yu head mi dear,Evening breeze a blow,Come dis way Miss Flo. Help down yah,Afta yu no beas’ a burd’n mah.Ress yuh self at ease,Feel di evenin’ breeze. Evenin’ time,Work is over now is evenin’ time,Wih deh walk pon mountain,Deh walk pan mountain,Deh walk pan mountain side.Meck we cook wih […]