What Concacaf means & why are Suriname & Guyana members
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) is one FIFA’s six continental governing bodies. It was founded September 18, 1961, in Mexico City, Mexico, through the merger of the the two existing continental bodies at the time which were the North American Football Confederation (NAFC) and the Confederación Centroamericana y del […]
Jamaica celebrates Independence Day
The Independence Day of Jamaica celebrates when the Island nation officially became a sovereign state. The Colony of Jamaica gained its independence from the United Kingdom on 6 August 1962, following more than 300 years under British control. The tremendous victory of this likkle but tallawah nation (“small but mighty” in Jamaican Patois) was one triumph in the long history of Black sovereignty and […]
What is Windrush day & who does it celebrate
Windrush Day is observed every year on June 22 in the UK. It commemorates the arrival of the HMT Empire Windrush at Tilbury Docks, Essex, in 1948, which brought over 800 passengers from the Caribbean that rebuilt post-war Britain. This marked the beginning of a significant wave of migration from Commonwealth countries, particularly from the […]
