18 Facts About British Jamaicans

British Jamaicans are British people who were born in Jamaica or who are of Jamaican descent.

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

British Jamaicans have been present in the UK since the start of the 20th century; however, by far the largest wave of migration occurred after the Second World War.

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

British Jamaicans continued to migrate to the United Kingdom during the 1970s and 1980s, albeit in smaller numbers, the majority of these people were from poor households and went to extreme lengths to get to Britain.

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British Jamaicans, therefore, followed the pattern of other irregular immigrant groups where they tended to work in poorly paid jobs in poor working conditions as these were often the only ones available to them.

The majority of British Jamaicans are in the age range of 18 and 45, and investigation by the IOM into the ages of community members found that it is more or less on par with the general makeup of the British population.

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.

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

The novel, which describes the life and loves of Queenie Jenkins, a vibrant, young British Jamaicans-Jamaican, received positive reviews and was marketed as "a black Bridget Jones".

In 1962 there were three music labels releasing Jamaican music in the UK, as more and more British Jamaicans moved to the UK, the country became a more lucrative market for artists than Jamaica itself.

Besides athletics and gymnastics, British Jamaicans have become heavily associated with the sport of boxing.

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

British Jamaicans 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.

In 2021 alone in the Jamaican squad there were 11 British Jamaicans 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.

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

Some British Jamaicans who have starred in Hollywood blockbusters include Naomie Harris in Miami Vice and Pirates of the Caribbean.

British Jamaicans 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.