"Examining the Painful Consequences of a Two-Sided Conflict"

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
"Examining the Painful Consequences of a Two-Sided Conflict"
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TL;DR

While the UK celebrates Windrush Day to commemorate the contributions of Caribbean immigrants who moved to the UK between 1948 and 1971, Jamaica has shown little significance towards the day. The Windrush generation faced racism, isolation, and discrimination in the UK, but their collective mindset bred successes in politics, music, sports, television, and film. However, Jamaicans feel short-changed as the best had gone to the UK, and they were left to fend for themselves. The journalists' exploration took them as far as the parish of Trelawny, where they spoke with an elderly man who had made the journey to England but subsequently returned home.

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