21 Facts About British Jamaican

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The majority of British people of Jamaican origin were born in the United Kingdom as opposed to Jamaica itself.

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The number of British Jamaican nationals is estimated to be significantly lower, at 49,000 in 2015.

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3.

The British Jamaican government looked to its overseas colonies for help and encouraged migration in an effort to fill the many job vacancies.

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4.

Volunteers originally only came from four nations, however as the regiment grew thousands of British Jamaican men were recruited and ultimately made up around two-thirds of the 15,600 strong regiment.

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5.

The Murder of Stephen Lawrence occurred in 1993, the London teenager of British Jamaican parentage was stabbed to death in a racially motivated attack.

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6.

In terms of citizenship, all Jamaicans who moved to the UK prior to Jamaican Independence in 1962 were automatically granted British citizenship because Jamaica was an overseas colony of the country.

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7.

Walkerswood, of British Jamaican origin, is owned by New Castle Limited and has a range of sauce and marinade products.

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8.

Various other British Jamaican brands have expanded their presence in the UK food and grocery market.

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9.

British Jamaican was the main presenter of BBC's Caribbean Voices and was a key figure in the formation of the Caribbean Artists Movement.

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10.

British Jamaican-born Neil Kenlock co-founded Choice FM in London, the first successful radio station granted a licence to cater for the black community in Britain.

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11.

Wide variety of music has its origins in Jamaica and in the 1960s when the UK's British Jamaican community was beginning to emerge there was one hugely popular music genre, ska.

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12.

The large British Jamaican population was a massive influence on the emerging genre of Indian music, called "bhangra", that grew out of the city's large South Asian community.

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13.

Second-, third- and fourth-generation British Jamaican musicians have helped bridge the gap between traditional Jamaican music and contemporary global music.

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14.

Dillian Whyte, another well established British Jamaican boxer who was born in Jamaica, has held the WBC interim heavyweight title since March 2021.

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15.

British Jamaican is the only player to win the coveted Man of Steel award on three occasions and is widely considered to be one of the greatest players in rugby league history.

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16.

John Barnes is the most capped English British Jamaican to have played for the England national football team, and a number of the current national team players have origins in Jamaica, including Darren Bent, Aaron Lennon, Raheem Sterling, Theo Walcott, Daniel Sturridge, Kyle Walker, Danny Rose, Ashley Young and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

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17.

In 2021 alone in the Jamaican squad there were 11 British born and raised players: Amari'i Bell, Liam Moore, Ethan Pinnock, Wes Harding, Michael Hector, Adrian Mariappa, Kasey Palmer, Andre Gray, Jamal Lowe, Greg Leigh, and Bobby Decordova-Reid.

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18.

Several British Jamaican cricketers have represented England, making some pivotal contributions to the side.

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19.

British Jamaican then took ten wickets in the Second Test and was named man of the match in the Third Test.

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20.

Long-running British soap operas such as EastEnders, Coronation Street and Emmerdale have all had British Jamaican actors including Zaraah Abrahams, Tameka Empson, Angela Wynter, Stephen Graham and Jurrell Carter.

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21.

British Jamaican starred in the critically acclaimed film Moonlight, a performance that earned her a number of accolades, including nominations for the Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

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