Marking the 250th Anniversary of US Independence - Jamaica and the USA: the people link

Marking the 250th Anniversary of US Independence - Jamaica and the USA: the people link

The movement of people between Jamaica and the United States (US) predates the declaration of independence by the 13th British American colonies on July 4, 1776. There was a close relationship between Jamaica and other British West Indian territories and the American colonies from 1607 when the British first established a settlement at Jamestown, Virginia, with people moving back and forth, whether by their own free will or not.Americans in Jama…