Jamaica’s National Heroes Day

(National Heroes Park, Kingston, JA)

If you are in Jamaica you are celebrating National Heroes Day! National Heroes Day is celebrated on the third Monday in October every year and recognizes the heroes of Jamaica. Currently there are 7 National Heroes and you can read all about them below by clicking on their names. Have a great holiday!

Question to everyone, in recent years there has been a movement by some to declare Bob Marley a National Hero. What do you think on this issue? Let me know!

Nanny of the Maroons (Maroon leader) is featured on the $500 bill

Marcus Garvey (Pan-Africanist) is featured on the 25 cent coin

Paul Bogle (revolutionary who led The Morant Bay Rebellion) is featured on the 10 cent coin

Norman Washington Manley (Jamaica’s first Premier, cousin to Sir Alexander Bustamante) is featured on the $5 coin

Sir Alexander Bustamante (Jamaica’s first Prime Minister) is featured on the $1 coin

George William Gordon (member of House Assembly, anti-slavery advocate) is featured on the $10 coin

Sam Sharpe (slave who led The Jamaican Baptist War) is featured on the $50 bill

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