1 On January 3, 1975, the first woman Ambassador, Carmen Paris, was appointed by Jamaica as Ambassador to France.

2 In March of 1975, Michael Jackson, along with the other Jackson Five members, performed at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica. They also visited Tivoli Gardens and were hosted by Edward Seaga at a reception.

3 At the World Championships of 1975, Donald Quarrie held world records in both the 100M and 200M events. They are only two men in history to have done this and they are both Jamaicans — Donald Quarrie and Usain Bolt.

4 Samuel Sharpe, was hanged in Montego Bay in 1832. In 1975, Sharpe was proclaimed a national hero of Jamaica, and the main square of the town was renamed in his honour.

5 After more than 25 years of continuous growth, 1975 marked the second year of decline in international travel. The effects were not only felt in Jamaica, but elsewhere in the Caribbean, Europe and Mexico.

6 The Lomé Agreement came in effect in 1975. Jamaica served as a leading voice in the negotiations and the agreement was widely acknowledged as one of the major foreign policy victories for the Caribbean.

7 On May 17, two Villanova greats took turns chasing Filbert Bayi in the Dream Mile in Kingston, Jamaica. In this race, Bayi set a new World Record in 3:51.0, breaking Jim Ryun’s eight-year old mark of 3:51.1.

8 The Jamaica Performing Arts Centre was slated to be demolished and the local community came together to save the building. Greater Jamaica Development Co-operation maintained building as a new plan for its use as a new centre was developed by the Jamaica Centre for Arts and Learning.

9 The new aluminium one cent coin was introduced.

10 The Government of Jamaica declared Queen Nanny a National Heroine and a memorial was erected.