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The Syrians & Lebanese in Jamaica

The Syrians & Lebanese in Jamaica

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Syrian and Lebanese immigrants arrived in the 1890s as Ottoman subjects, many starting as itinerant peddlers—on foot or with a donkey, credit book in hand, along Jamaica’s rural roads. Loads became stalls, stalls became shops, and shops grew into retail and wholesale networks. Families, associations, and a hyphenated identity took root, and by the mid-20th century their surnames appear across commerce, media, philanthropy, and politics. This episode traces adaptation, promise, and belonging—how early peddlers helped shape everyday Jamaican life and built lasting legacies in business, culture, and civic life.

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