The Jamaica International Exhibition, held in Kingston,…

1891 CE

The Jamaica International Exhibition, held in Kingston, Jamaica, from January 27, 1891 to May 2, 1891 is modeled on the London Great Exhibition of 1851 and is the idea of Augustus Constantine Sinclair, who runs the Government Printing Office in Jamaica, with subsequent support from William Fawcett, director of gardens and chairman of the Institute of Jamaica.

Jamaica's economy is in decline.

Sugar exports are only a quarter of what they had been the start of the century, and the banana export business is in its infancy.

There is a great need to promote Jamaican products to the world and attract investment to the island.

For many years, Sinclair and Fawcett had been unable to drum up sufficient support for the project, but in 1889 Sir Henry Blake had arrived as the new governor of Jamaica and has given the idea his blessing.

Despite the high levels of attendance—302,831 visitors—the exhibition makes a loss, resulting in those that had given guarantees being required to provide nearly £30,000 to make up the shortfall.

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