Jamaica Jamaica The Barrett family played an important role in the history of Jamaica. Hercie Barrett with his family arrived on the island of Jamaica in 1655 and soon family members acquired great wealth and various mineral and agricultural rights on the island and became some of the dominant plantation owners of the island. ...more on Wikipedia about "Barrett family"
Boscobel is located in St.Ann,Jamaica ...more on Wikipedia about "Boscobel, Jamaica"
(Demographics of Jamaica) Population: ...more on Wikipedia about "Demographics of Jamaica"
The flag of Jamaica was adopted on August 6, 1962 which was the original Jamaican Independance Day. The flag consists of the colors green, gold, and black. Black symbolizes the strength and creativity of the Jamaican people. Gold represents sunlight and the country's natural wealth. Green represents hope for the future and agricultural richness. ...more on Wikipedia about "Flag of Jamaica"
Jamaica has diplomatic relations with most nations and is a member of the United Nations and the Organization of American States. In the follow-on meetings to the December 1994 Summit of the Americas, Jamaica--together with Uruguay--was given the responsibility of coordinating discussions on invigorating society. Jamaica also chairs the Working Group on Smaller Economies. ...more on Wikipedia about "Foreign relations of Jamaica"
The Gleaner Company, established in 1834, is a newspaper publishing enterprise in Jamaica. Its best-known product is the Daily Gleaner, a morning broadsheet published six days each week. It also publishes a Sunday paper, the Sunday Gleaner, and an evening tabloid, The Star. Overseas weekly editions are published in the United States, Canada, and Britain. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gleaner"
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, 240 kilometers in length and as much as 80 kilometers in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. It is 630 kilometers from the Central American mainland, 150 kilometers from Cuba on the north, and 180 kilometers from the island of Hispaniola, on which Haiti and the Dominican Republic are situated, on the east. Its indigenous Arawakan-speaking Taíno inhabitants named the island Xaymaca, meaning either the "land of springs," or the "Land of wood and water." Formerly a Spanish possession known as Santiago, then the British West Indies Crown colony of Jamaica, the country's population is composed mainly of the descendants of former African slaves. It is the third most populous Anglophone country in the Americas, after the United States and Canada. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jamaica"
"Jamaica, Land We Love" is the national anthem of Jamaica. The words were written by Hugh Sherlock and the music was composed by Robert Lightbourne and arranged by Mapletoft Poulle. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jamaica, Land We Love"
Jamaican Blue Mountain is a type of coffee bean, one of the most expensive and sought-after coffees in the world. It comes from the Blue Mountains of Jamaica. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee"
The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) is the overall name given to the combined armed forces of Jamaica. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jamaican Defence Force"
The Order of Merit is the third highest honour conferred by the nation of Jamaica. Jamaica’s system of Honors and Awards consists of five Orders as well as the Medal of Honour and the Badge of Honour. The Orders are: ...more on Wikipedia about "Jamaican Order of Merit"
Jamaican Posses are a category of gangs originating in Jamaica. It is widely claimed that the Jamaican Posses are affiliated with Jamaican political parties, such as the Jamaica Labour Party and the People's National Party. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jamaican Posses"
This is a list of hospitals in Jamaica. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of hospitals in Jamaica"
See also: Lists of companies, Economy of Jamacia ...more on Wikipedia about "List of Jamaican companies"
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This is a list of flags used in Jamaica ...more on Wikipedia about "List of Jamaican flags"
This is a list of people on the postage stamps of Jamaica, including the years in which they appeared on a stamp. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of people on stamps of Jamaica"
The National Gallery of Jamaica, in Kingston, Jamaica, is Jamaica's prime and most important art collection, housed at a part of Kingston called Kingston Mall. ...more on Wikipedia about "National Gallery of Jamaica"
The One Love Peace Concert was a large concert held on April 22, 1978 at Heroes Park Circle in Kingston, Jamaica. The concert came to its peak during Bob Marley & The Wailers' performance of "Jamming", when Marley joined the hands of political rivals Michael Manley and Edward Seaga. ...more on Wikipedia about "One Love Peace Concert"
Palisadoes (word apparently of Portuguese origin) is the thin spit of sand that serves as a natural protection for the harbor of Kingston, Jamaica. ...more on Wikipedia about "Palisadoes"
Potosi, located in Trelawny, Jamaica, was named after the fabled Bolivian silver mine and originally belonged to Thomas Partridge of St. James (this was before the parish of Trelawny came into existence). His son, also named Thomas, inherited the property and on his death ownership passed to his two sisters, including Elizabeth. Elizabeth married John Tharp some time in 1766 and, on December 31, 1766, Articles of Agreement were signed "granting to John Tharp, husband of Elizabeth joint devisee with her sister under Will of Thomas Partridge her brother to Potosi and Flamstead Estates, management of same until said devisees are both of age". This was the start of Tharp's collection of properties on the Martha Brae river. ...more on Wikipedia about "Potosi, Trelawny, Jamaica"
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Since the late 1990s, the Jamaican government has set an agenda to push the development of technology in Jamaica. The goal is to make Jamaica a significant player in the arena of information technology. ...more on Wikipedia about "Science and technology in Jamaica"
(The Jamaica Regiment) *Alliances ...more on Wikipedia about "The Jamaica Regiment"
Thomas F. Goreau (born in Germany, died 1970 in Jamaica) was an American marine biologist who worked extensively on the coral reefs of Jamaica. He flew from Nazi Germany in the 1930s into the United States, studied at Clark University and worked on ecology in Yale University. In 1951 he went to lecture at the University of the West Indies in Jamaica, and in 1956 he founded a long-term research project exploring the coral reefs of Jamaica. In 1969 or 1970 he opened the marine laboratory at Discovery Bay, Jamaica. His widow, Nora I. Goreau, and son Thomas J. Goreau (Tom Goreau) continue to focus their research on coral reefs. ...more on Wikipedia about "Thomas F. Goreau"
Thomas Thistlewood ( 1721- 1786) was a British estate overseer and small landowner in western Jamaica. He wrote a diary, which eventually ran to some 10,000 pages, and this diary became an important historical documents on slavery and history of Jamaica. ...more on Wikipedia about "Thomas Thistlewood"
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