Jamaica’s national flag was named the winner of the recent World Cup of Flags 2020, a global online competition on the social media platform Twitter.
Flying HighJamaica earned the majority of the 29,193 votes (50.7 percent) in the final, beating South Africa (49.3) into second. There were 64 elimination rounds and voting spanned six weeks.
Jamaica’s flag is black, green and gold. It was hoisted in the country on Aug. 6, 1962, when Jamaica was officially given Independence from Britain.
The gold in the flag represents the sun's beauty. Green signifies the land, hope and the nation’s agricultural resources. Black is for the strength and creativity of the people.
