words attributed to Jamaican National Hero Samuel Sharpe One hundred and eighty-eight years after his death Samuel Sharpe Day is a reality. December 27 has been proclaimed Sam Sharpe Day by the ...

Today, December 27 is being celebrated as the first Sam Sharpe Day. Sam Sharpe is a Jamaican National Hero who led the war for independence for the enslaved in Jamaica. Minister of Culture ...

Today, Sam Sharpe is revered as a National Hero of Jamaica. His name is enshrined in history books, his image graces the Jamaican $50 bill, and his memory is celebrated in monuments and squares ...

The courage of those who rose up in 1831 is fully appreciated in Jamaica today. Samuel Sharpe is officially recognised as a national hero; he appears on the country’s $50 banknote and the place where ...

Jamaica has given the status of national hero to seven recipients, Marcus Garvey, Norman Manley, Paul Bogle, George William Gordon, Nanny of the Maroons, Sam Sharpe and Sir Alexander Bustamante.