1980: Jamaica's Darkest Political Hour
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Timeline to and from the October 30, 1980 election - Jamaica Observer
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Forty years after the bloody election campaign in 1980, Rosemarie ‘Debbie’ Maragh believes that she would not be alive today had it not been for her insistent sister and the heroic help of a man who braved heavy gunfire while ushering her to safety. That occurred during the infamous Gold Street Massacre. Read more here: http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20201028/dark-dance-death-survivors-remember-gold-street-massacre #Election1980 | Jamaica Gleaner
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Jamaica’s voter turnout since Independence (1962–2025): • In the 1960s–1980s, turnout was very high—often above 75–85%, peaking at 86% in 1980. • After the 1983 snap election (boycotted by the PNP, turnout ~55%), participation began a long decline. • From the 1990s onward, turnout steadily dropped, hovering between 50–65%. • Since 2016, turnout has fallen below 50%, reaching just 39.4% in 2025. The chart shows a dramatic shift: Jamaica went from one of the most engaged electorates in the Caribbe
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When political violence erupted in the Olympic Gardens area of St Andrew West Central in the 1980s, Bradley McCallum Jr, who was living in the United States, saw the greatest exodus his community would experience. As the nation was gripped by bloody political tribal violence, houses were fire-bombed and many citizens killed, many in multiple-shooting incidents. Read more here: http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20201029/haunted-1980-violence-triggers-mass-exodus-olympic-gardens#slid
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