1 The Jamaican Constitution was finished on 23rd of July 1962 and brought before Parliament on the 24th.

2 Jamaica gained Independence on the 6th of August 1962.

3 At the 1962 Commonwealth Games Jamaica won two gold medals, one in the 440 yards dash through George Kerr and in the 4×440 yards relay.

4 The National Stadium was built and opened in 1962.

5 The Jamaica Labour Party led the first independent Jamaican government in 1962 after winning the April 10th election.

6 Alexander Bustamante became Jamaica’s first prime minister in 1962.

7 Under the Directorship of Rex Nettleford, the National Dance Theatre Company was formed in 1962.

8 The Island Records Office was amalgamated with the historical records of the law courts to form the Jamaica Archives in 1962.

9 The Jamaican Independence Festival was initiated by then Minister of Community Development Edward Seaga in 1962 to celebrate Things Jamaican.

10 Lord Creator, a Trinidadian musician recorded a song titled Independent Jamaica in 1962, the song went on to become Jamaica’s official song marking its Independence from the British Empire.