On March 12, when Gairy departed the island to attend a function in New York, he allegedly left orders for the capture and murder of the NJM leadership. So on March 13, 1979, NJM would attempt an event that has never happen in Caribbean history: a successful revolution in the English - speaking Caribbean.

As Eric Gairy’s tenure continued in the 1970’s, the country was on the brink of economic and social collapse; and Gairy was beginning to face opposition from all sides. But of all the oppositions that formed, one stood out: the New Jewel Movement.

In the midst of Grenada’s independence, the country was experiencing islandwide strikes and protests due to its economic deterioration and domestic repression in the hands of its first prime minister, Eric Gairy

After years of societal tension, everything would come to a head in Grenada in the form of nationwide uprising in 1951. The event was propelled by a former primary school teacher - Eric Matthew Gairy.

1950 would be one of the most significant years to understand the Grenadian Revolution. However, the events of this year were years in the making due to build up tension arising from the neglect of the country’s majority black and poor population,

Beginning in March of 1795, Julien Fédon, would range a 16 months revolt against the white, colonisers on the island of Grenada

Alexander Bedward - one of the first black nationalists in post-emancipation Jamaica and one of the first persons who attempted to ascend to the skies.

The beauty competition that became one of the first to create “Brand Jamaica” and subsequently one of the biggest influences in shaping the nation's new national motto: "Out of Many, One People"

The Hindu contributions to the development of Rastafari and the ways Indo-Jamaicans have help shaped the movement.

In 1976, the Jamaican government did not allow for a Miss Jamaica pageant to be held, so technically there is no 1976 winner. So how did Cindy Breakspeare became the second Ms. Jamaica to win the Miss World pageant in 1976?