The Green Bay Massacre

Written By The Yaad

On January 5 1978, the Green Bay Massacre took place. The event came about as a result of secret operation by a special unit of the Jamaica Defense Force, called the Military Intelligence Unit, under a People’s National Party government. The secret operation resulted in five men of the Jamaica Labour Party were shot dead by the JDF, after they had been ambushed at Green Bay.

Additional Knowledge

BOOKS

  • Demeaned but Empowered: The Social Power of the Urban Poor in Jamaica by Obika Gray

SEMI-ETHNOGRAPHIC BOOKS

  • Born Fi' Dead: A Journey Through the Jamaican Posse Underworld by Laurie Gunst

FILMS

The Yaad
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