|
January |
|
| 6th |
Accompong
Maroon Festival |
| 6th |
Cudjoe of
the Maroons’ Birthday |
| 14th |
Earthquake
awareness Day in Schools |
| 18th |
World
Religion |
|
February |
|
|
|
Black History Month |
|
|
Reggae Month |
|
|
Peace Month |
| 8 - 16 |
Safer Sex Week |
| 6th
|
Bob
Marley’s Birthday |
| 24th
|
Sir
Alexander Bustamante’s Birthday |
| 28th
|
Hon. Edna
Manley’s Birthday |
|
March |
|
| 3rd
|
·Peace Day
|
| 8th
|
International Women’s Day |
| 9th
|
Commonwealth Day |
|
April |
|
|
|
Cancer
Awareness Month |
| 7th
|
World
Health Day |
| 22nd
|
Earth Day |
| 23rd
|
World Book
and Copyright Day |
|
May |
|
|
|
Child Month |
| 8th |
World Red Cross Day |
| 10th
|
Indian Heritage Day |
| 10th
|
Mother’s Day |
|
June |
|
|
|
Road Safety Month |
|
|
Disaster Preparedness Month |
| 6th
|
World Environmental Day |
| 21st |
Father’s Day |
|
July |
|
| 4th |
Norman
Manley’s Birthday |
|
August |
|
| 1st |
Emancipation Day |
| 6th
|
Independence Day |
| 17th |
Marcus Garvey’s Birthday |
|
September |
|
| 7th
|
Miss Lou Birthday |
| 8th |
International Literacy Day |
| 21th
|
International Day of Peace |
| 21th
|
World Tourism Day |
|
October |
|
|
|
Breast Cancer Awareness Month |
| 25-31 |
Family Planning Week |
| 25-31 |
Fire Safety Awareness Week |
5th |
World Habitat Day |
| 19th
|
National Heroes Day |
|
November |
|
|
|
Drug Abuse Awareness Month |
|
|
Youth Month |
|
|
Parents Month |
|
14th |
World Diabetes Day |
| 20th |
Universal Children’s Day |
| 25th
|
International Day for the Elmination of Violence
Against Women |
|
December |
|
| 1st
|
World Aids Day |
| 10th
|
Human Rights Day |
