Sep 8, 2017 | 12 East Street, History
Our New Money! On the Anniversary of Changeover Day On Monday September 8, 1969 (known as Changeover Day) Jamaica saw the introduction of five (5) coins that truly marked the beginning of Jamaican currency/coinage. After 149 years (1840) of using the currency of the...
Sep 1, 2017 | 12 East Street, History
Lives Derailed: On the 60th Anniversary of the Kendal Train Crash In 1957, Norman Manley was Chief Minister, Alfred Hitchcock’s new thriller, Vertigo, had recently premiered at the Carib Cinema, and Radio Jamaica and Rediffusion filled the airwaves with...