Champion Jockey
Rajiv Maragh
Prominent Jamaican jockey of Indian heritage, representing the sporting achievements of the Indo-Jamaican community.
Jamaica
(Caribbean)
From 1845, 36,412 Girmitiya labourers rebuilt the sugar industry after emancipation.
Jamaica imported 36,412 Indian indentured labourers between 1845 and 1913 to sustain its sugar industry after emancipation. Though smaller in scale than other Caribbean colonies, the Indo-Jamaican community preserved distinct cultural traditions.
Major Historical Events
1845
Ship Blundell Hunter arrived at Old Harbour, the first Indian indentured labourers.
1913
Indenture system ended in Jamaica. A total of 36,412 labourers had arrived.
From 1845, 36,412 Girmitiya labourers rebuilt the sugar industry after emancipation.
Jamaica imported 36,412 Indian indentured labourers between 1845 and 1913 to sustain its sugar industry after emancipation. Though smaller in scale than other Caribbean colonies, the Indo-Jamaican community preserved distinct cultural traditions.
Major Historical Events
1845
Ship Blundell Hunter arrived at Old Harbour, the first Indian indentured labourers.
1913
Indenture system ended in Jamaica. A total of 36,412 labourers had arrived.
1845 to 1913
Period
36,412
Total Arrivals
Caribbean
Region
Key Girmitiya Figures