Indians to the #Caribbean 1838 to 1917: British colonies 🇬🇾British Guiana: ~239,000 🇹🇹#Trinidad: ~144,000 🇯🇲#Jamaica: ~36,000 🇱🇨#SaintLucia: ~4,400 🇬🇩#Grenada: ~3,200 🇻🇨#SaintVincent : ~2,500 🇰🇳#SaintKitts, 🇦🇬#Antigua, #Nevis, 🇧🇿#Belize and other small territories: a few hundred each Non-British colonies 🇬🇵#Guadeloupe (French): ~42,000 🇸🇷#Suriname (Dutch): ~34,000 🇲🇶#Martinique (French): ~25,500 🇫🇷#FrenchGuiana: ~8,500 🇩🇰Danish St Croix: a few hundred In total, 430,000 to 550,000 people went to the Caribbean, depending on whether you count only British ships or all colonial schemes. Guyana and Trinidad alone took about 70% of the British total. Mauritius, with nearly half a million, took more than any single Caribbean colony. Roughly a quarter to a third eventually returned to India, with return rates higher in Jamaica and Trinidad than in #Guyana.

My dad is part of that generation that came to the UK from #Jamaica at 16 with nothing more than the clothes on their backs ready to start a new life. Using hustle, perseverance and that #Jamaican spirit, he used his skills as a plasterer to survive and thrive through all kinds of curveballs that life will throw at you. Audley Harrison, British boxer, born 55 years ago today on 26 Oct 1971, in London. Won Olympic super heavyweight Gold 2000 Sydney; first ever British boxer to win in that division. #Caribbean en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audley…

Randolph Samuel 'Ranny' Williams (26 Oct 1912 – 11 Aug 1980), also known as 'Mas Ran', Legendary #Jamaican comedian and stage, television and film actor, born 114 years ago today in Colón, Panama. Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre, #Kingston, named in his honour. #Jamaica #Caribbean ltmpantomime.com/pages/Histo…

Dr Barbara Buckley-Jones, born 97 years ago today on 26 Oct 1929. #Jamaican educator and pioneering netball player who represented #Jamaica internationally and served as Principal of Knox College, Spalding, Clarendon. Born in Portland, the youngest of eleven children of Agatha and Jeremiah Buckley, she attended Boston Primary School and Titchfield High School. There, her height of five feet eleven inches gave her a competitive edge in netball. She earned an undergraduate degree in the arts from the University of the West Indies. Buckley-Jones spent her teaching career at Knox College, serving for thirty-five years, fifteen as Principal. While teaching, she became a key member of Jamaica’s national netball team and captained sides that competed in #Caribbean tournaments against Barbados, St Vincent, St Lucia, Trinidad, and Montserrat. She also captained Jamaica at the inaugural World Netball Tournament held in Eastbourne, England, in 1963 (where Jamaica finished fifth) and was named Sportswoman of the Year in 1960. She later served as president of the Jamaica Netball Association (1979–1982). In 1962 she married fellow Knox College teacher Leo Jones (later deceased); the couple had five children. Known for treating her students with the same care as her own family, she is widely regarded and as a graceful and dedicated educator and mentor. In retirement she has supported charitable causes including the Red Cross and the Friends of Percy Junor Hospital.