As the rhythms of Jamaican music echoed beneath their feet, the crowd’s laughter and rejoicing filled the air Saturday at Miramar Regional Park. The Jamaica Emancipendence Ole Time Fair, hosted by Miramar Mayor Wayne Messam, was one of several events taking place across South Florida over the weekend to celebrate Jamaica’s 60th year of independence and emancipation from Great Britain.
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/article264231726.html
With 311,589 people reporting Jamaican ancestry, Florida is home to the second-largest Jamaican community in the US — after New York City, which has more than 313,854 residents of Jamaican descent — according to the latest estimates from the US Census Bureau.
https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/how-the-miami-herald-saw-jamaicas-jubilee-celebrations/
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/article264231726.html
With 311,589 people reporting Jamaican ancestry, Florida is home to the second-largest Jamaican community in the US — after New York City, which has more than 313,854 residents of Jamaican descent — according to the latest estimates from the US Census Bureau.
https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/how-the-miami-herald-saw-jamaicas-jubilee-celebrations/