A British colony since 1655, Jamaica was granted independence in 1962. Jamaican political leaders at the time rejected republicanism in favor of becoming a Commonwealth realm with Queen Elizabeth ...

and Sarafina Mitchell Independence Day is a national holiday in Jamaica which commemorates 6 August 1962, the day the country gained independence from the United Kingdom. Follow BBC Birmingham on ...

After 300 years of British colonization, the island of Jamaica became an independent nation and member of the British Commonwealth in 1962. But while independence meant the country could elect its ...

Jamaica has tabled a bill in parliament ... many former colonies that retained a British head of state after independence in 1962, following more than 350 years of colonial rule.