Emancipation Park in New Kingston is a well-maintained green space opened in 2002, commemorating the 170th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in Jamaica. At 7.5 acres, it provides an unusual amenity in the heart of New Kingston's commercial district — a place to walk or sit that isn't a shopping mall car park.
The park's signature feature is Laura Facey's "Redemption Song" sculpture at the entrance: two bronze figures, three metres tall, arms uplifted. The fountain area is popular with families in the evenings, and joggers use the perimeter path in the early mornings and at dusk. The surrounding neighbourhood of New Kingston — the commercial centre with its cluster of hotels and office towers — makes this the most accessible park in the city for visitors staying uptown.