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1 day ago · Jamaica (/ dʒ ə ˈ m eɪ k ə / ⓘ jə-MAY-kə; Jamaican Patois: Jumieka [dʒʌˈmie̯ka]) is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At 10,990 square kilometres (4,240 sq mi), it is the third largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola—of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean.
- Kingston
Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located...
- Irish Jamaican
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- History of Jamaica
The Genoan20231003 115238. Christopher Columbus is believed...
- Jamaica (Disambiguation)
Jamaica Kincaid, African American author; Arts,...
- Indo-Jamaicans
History. Due to deteriorating socioeconomic conditions in...
- Andrew Holness
Andrew Michael Holness, ON PC (born 22 July 1972) is a...
- Jamaican Dollar
The Jamaican dollar (sign: $; code: JMD) has been the...
- Jamaican Maroons
Jamaican Maroons descend from Africans who freed themselves...
- Jamaican Diaspora
The Jamaican diaspora refers to the body of Jamaicans who...
- Parliament of Jamaica
The Parliament of Jamaica (Jamaican Patois: Paaliment a...
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1 day ago · Jamaica, island country of the West Indies. It is the third largest island in the Caribbean Sea, after Cuba and Hispaniola. Jamaica is about 146 miles (235 km) long and varies from 22 to 51 miles (35 to 82 km) wide. The national capital is Kingston. Learn more about Jamaica in this article.
May 11, 2024 · Kingston was founded in 1692 after Port Royal, at the mouth of the harbour, was destroyed by an earthquake. The core of the old city is a consciously planned rectangle with streets in a grid pattern. In 1703 the city became the commercial capital, and in 1872 the political capital, of Jamaica.
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May 22, 2024 · The abolition of slavery in 1834 freed a quarter-million slaves, many of whom became small farmers. Jamaica gradually increased its independence from Britain. In 1958, it joined other British Caribbean colonies in forming the Federation of the West Indies. Jamaica withdrew from the Federation in 1961 and gained full independence in 1962.
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May 17, 2024 · The Jamaican maroons tend to prefer the monikers “Koromanti,” “Kromanti,” or “Yungkungkung” to denote their culture and history. This entry looks at the origins of maroon communities in Africa, their history of struggle and revolt in the New World, and their contemporary representation.
1 day ago · A map of the Turks and Caicos Islands The two island groups are in the North Atlantic Ocean about 160 kilometres (99 mi) north of Hispaniola and about 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) from Miami in the United States, at 21°46′48″N 71°48′00″W / 21.78000°N 71.80000°W / 21.78000; -71.
6 days ago · Anguilla is a flat, low-lying island of coral and limestone in the Caribbean Sea, measuring some 16 miles (26 km) long and 3.5 miles (6 km) in width. [7] It lies to the east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and directly north of Saint Martin, separated from that island by the Anguilla Channel.
