JAMAICA’S BLACK POLITICAL PIONEERS: Alexander Dixon and Dr Joseph R. Love ONE HUNDRED and twenty-two years ago, on February 1, 1899, Alexander Dixon was elected to the Legislative Council at Headquarters House in Kingston. Dixon, a candidate from St Elizabeth, was the first black man to be elected to the legislature since the Morant Bay [...]
The Board of Trustees, Management and Staff of the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT), an agency of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport (MCGES), are deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. Patrick Bennett. Dr. Patrick Bennett was employed to the JNHT as Executive Director from January 1993 to May 1999. During his [...]
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