WE REMEMBER Samuel Sharpe who led the Christmas rebellion in Jamaica, which began on Christmas day in 1831 and continued until January 1832. Sparked by a demand for more freedom and better wages ...

The Sam Sharpe Rebellion or the Christmas Rebellion ushered in calls for Emancipation, both in Jamaica and in England, where abolitionists worked on the legislation to free the enslaved Africans ...

FOR over 43 years, starting from 1975 when the Rt Excellent Samuel Sharpe was declared national hero, the Sam Sharpe Rebellion 1831/32 and the Morant Bay Rebellion of 1865 — 33 years apar t ...

FOR several years now, beginning around the year 1975 when Sam Sharpe, the leader of the 1831-32 Rebellion, was declared a national hero, pilgrimages have been made to Kensington Estate — the ...

The Christmas Rebellion of 1831, led by Sharpe exposed colonial brutality, united 60,000 enslaved Jamaicans, and accelerated the British Empire’s path to abolishing slavery Sam Sharpe is revered ...

TULLOCH CASTLE, St James — Member of Parliament for South St James Derrick Kellier says there needs to be more appreciation for the Sam Sharpe Rebellion observed on December 27 each year.

Sam Sharpe is worthy of the title national hero, which was richly due to his character and morality. He fought for the freedom of our people as he led the famously known Christmas Rebellion or the ...

The 184th anniversary of the ‘Christmas Rebellion’, which was led by National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Samuel Sharpe, will be celebrated and re-enacted on December 27, in Tulloch Castle, Kensington, St ...

He was addressing the ‘Flames of Freedom’ celebration at the historic Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay on Friday, December 27, commemorating the 188th anniversary of the Christmas Rebellion.

Mayor of Montego Bay Councillor Homer Davis is urging Jamaicans to be more appreciative of the legacy left by National Hero, the Right Excellent Samuel Sharpe. He said the freedom that the count ...

July grows up to witness the Christmas Rebellion and the radical transformation of her world. ... (voiceover): Some say that the Christmas rebellion of 1831 was start by Sam Sharpe up in Montego Bay.