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…