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Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...

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  • .jm
    .jm
    .jm is the Internet country code top-level domain for Jamaica. Registrations are at the third level beneath the second level names com.jm, net.jm, org.jm, edu.jm, gov.jm, and mil.jm. Registrations are processed by hand rather than automatically, so registrants are asked to allow 30 days for the...

     – Internet
    Internet
    The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...

     country code top-level domain
    Country code top-level domain
    A country code top-level domain is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country, a sovereign state, or a dependent territory....

     for Jamaica

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  • Administrative divisions of Jamaica
  • Air Force of Jamaica
  • Airports in Jamaica
  • Americas
    Americas
    The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...

    • North America
      North America
      North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...

      • North Atlantic Ocean
        • West Indies
          • Caribbean Sea
            Caribbean Sea
            The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean located in the tropics of the Western hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and southwest, to the north by the Greater Antilles, and to the east by the Lesser Antilles....

            • Antilles
              Antilles
              The Antilles islands form the greater part of the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea. The Antilles are divided into two major groups: the "Greater Antilles" to the north and west, including the larger islands of Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola , and Puerto Rico; and the smaller "Lesser Antilles" on the...

              • Greater Antilles
                Greater Antilles
                The Greater Antilles are one of three island groups in the Caribbean. Comprising Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola , and Puerto Rico, the Greater Antilles constitute almost 90% of the land mass of the entire West Indies.-Greater Antilles in context :The islands of the Caribbean Sea, collectively known as...

                • Islands of Jamaica
  • Anglo-America
    Anglo-America
    Anglo-America is a region in the Americas in which English is a main language, or one which has significant British historical, ethnic, linguistic, and cultural links...

  • Antilles
    Antilles
    The Antilles islands form the greater part of the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea. The Antilles are divided into two major groups: the "Greater Antilles" to the north and west, including the larger islands of Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola , and Puerto Rico; and the smaller "Lesser Antilles" on the...

  • Army of Jamaica
  • Atlas of Jamaica

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  • Cabinet of Jamaica
    Cabinet of Jamaica
    'The Cabinet of Jamaica is composed of Jamaica Labour Party members because the party won the 2007 General elections.- Ministers and Ministries :Prime Minister, Minister of Defense & Education* Andrew Holness...

  • Capital of Jamaica: Kingston
    Kingston, Jamaica
    Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island...

  • Caribbean
    Caribbean
    The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...

  • Caribbean Community
    Caribbean Community
    The Caribbean Community is an organisation of 15 Caribbean nations and dependencies. CARICOM's main purposes are to promote economic integration and cooperation among its members, to ensure that the benefits of integration are equitably shared, and to coordinate foreign policy...

     (CARICOM)
  • Caribbean Sea
    Caribbean Sea
    The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean located in the tropics of the Western hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and southwest, to the north by the Greater Antilles, and to the east by the Lesser Antilles....

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      • :Category:Buildings and structures in Jamaica
      • :Category:Communications in Jamaica
      • :Category:Economy of Jamaica
      • :Category:Education in Jamaica
      • :Category:Environment of Jamaica
      • :Category:Geography of Jamaica
      • :Category:Government of Jamaica
      • :Category:Health in Jamaica
      • :Category:History of Jamaica
      • :Category:Images of Jamaica
      • :Category:Jamaica portal
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      • :Category:Jamaica-related lists
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      • :Category:Politics of Jamaica
      • :Category:Science and technology in Jamaica
      • :Category:Sport in Jamaica
      • :Category:Transport in Jamaica

    • commons:Category:Jamaica
  • Cities of Jamaica
  • Clarendon Parish, Jamaica
    Clarendon Parish, Jamaica
    Clarendon is a parish in Jamaica. It is located on the south of the island, roughly half-way between the island's eastern and western ends...

  • Climate of Jamaica
  • Coat of arms of Jamaica
    Coat of arms of Jamaica
    Considered as a legacy from the British with slight modifications, the Jamaican Coat of Arms was granted to Jamaica in 1661 under Royal Warrant. The original was designed by William Sancroft, then Archbishop of Canterbury....

  • Commonwealth of Nations
    Commonwealth of Nations
    The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states...

  • Commonwealth realm
    Commonwealth Realm
    A Commonwealth realm is a sovereign state within the Commonwealth of Nations that has Elizabeth II as its monarch and head of state. The sixteen current realms have a combined land area of 18.8 million km² , and a population of 134 million, of which all, except about two million, live in the six...

     of Jamaica
    Jamaica
    Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...

  • Communications in Jamaica
  • Companies in Jamaica
  • Cornwall, Jamaica
    Cornwall, Jamaica
    Cornwall is the westernmost of the three historic counties into which Jamaica is divided. It has no current-day administrative significance. It includes Montego Bay, the island's second largest city by area.The county of Cornwall is shown in green...

  • Cricket in the West Indies
    Cricket in the West Indies
    The West Indiescricket is a sporting confederation of over a dozen mainly English-speaking Caribbean countries and dependencies that formed the British West Indies....

  • Cuisine of Jamaica
  • Culture of Jamaica
    Culture of Jamaica
    Jamaican culture represents a rich blend of cultures that have inhabited the Greater Antilles island, Jamaica. The original Taino Settlers, followed by their Spanish conquerors , all made major contributions...


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  • Demographics of Jamaica
    Demographics of Jamaica
    This article is about the demographic features of the population of Jamaica, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.- Demographic statistics:...

  • Diplomatic missions in Jamaica
  • Diplomatic missions of Jamaica

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  • Economy of Jamaica
    Economy of Jamaica
    Jamaica has natural resources, primarily bauxite, and an ideal climate conducive to agriculture and tourism. The discovery of bauxite in the 1940s and the subsequent establishment of the bauxite-alumina industry shifted Jamaica's economy from sugar and bananas...

  • Education in Jamaica
    Education in Jamaica
    - Early childhood education :Early childhood education includes Basic, Infant and privately operated pre-schools. The age cohort is usually 1 – 6 years. The Government of Jamaica began its support for the development of early childhood education, care and development in 1942. There are 2,595 early...

  • Effects of Hurricane Charley in Jamaica
    Effects of Hurricane Charley in Jamaica
    The effects of Hurricane Charley in Jamaica included one fatality and at least $1 million in damages. Forming out of a tropical wave on August 9, 2004, Charley quickly tracked through the eastern Caribbean Sea and attained tropical storm status on August 10. While passing south of...

  • Elections in Jamaica
    Elections in Jamaica
    Elections in Jamaica provides information on elections and election results in Jamaica.The Parliament of Jamaica has two chambers:* The House of Representatives has 60 members, elected for a five year term in single-seat constituencies....

  • English colonization of the Americas
  • English language
    English language
    English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...


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  • Falmouth, Jamaica
    Falmouth, Jamaica
    Falmouth is the chief town and capital of the parish of Trelawny in Jamaica. It is situated on Jamaica's north coast 18 miles east of Montego Bay. It is noted for being one of the Caribbean’s best-preserved Georgian towns....

  • Flag of Jamaica
    Flag of Jamaica
    The flag of Jamaica was adopted on August 6, 1962, the original Jamaican Independence Day, the country having gained independence from the British-protected Federation of the West Indies...

  • Football in Jamaica
    Football in Jamaica
    Association football is one of the most popular sports in Jamaica. It was introduced to the country by the British and quickly took hold. Other important sports in Jamaica include cricket, track and field, and for women, netball.-History:...

  • Foreign relations of Jamaica
    Foreign relations 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...


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  • Geography of Jamaica
    Geography of Jamaica
    Jamaica lies south of Cuba and west of Haiti. At its greatest extent, Jamaica is , and it varies between . With an area of , Jamaica is the largest island of the Commonwealth Caribbean and the third largest of the Greater Antilles, after Cuba and Hispaniola. Along the south coast of Jamaica, a...

  • Government of Jamaica
  • Governor-General of Jamaica
    Governor-General of Jamaica
    The Governor-General of Jamaica represents the Jamaican monarch, and head of state, who holds the title of King or Queen of Jamaica ....

  • Greater Antilles
    Greater Antilles
    The Greater Antilles are one of three island groups in the Caribbean. Comprising Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola , and Puerto Rico, the Greater Antilles constitute almost 90% of the land mass of the entire West Indies.-Greater Antilles in context :The islands of the Caribbean Sea, collectively known as...

  • Gross domestic product
  • Gun Court
    Gun Court
    The Gun Court is the branch of the Jamaican judicial system that tries criminal cases involving firearms. The Court was established by Parliament in 1974 to combat rising gun violence, and empowered to try suspects in camera, without a jury. The Supreme Court, Circuit Courts, and Resident...


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  • Half Way Tree
    Half Way Tree
    Half Way Tree is a neighbourhood in the city of Kingston, Jamaica. It is the parish capital of St. Andrew.Half Way Tree is served by the Kingston 10 post office....

  • Hanover Parish, Jamaica
    Hanover Parish, Jamaica
    Hanover , is a parish located on the northwestern tip of the island of Jamaica. It is a part of the county of Cornwall, bordered by St. James in the east, and Westmoreland in the south. With the exception of Kingston, it is the smallest parish on the island...

  • Health care in Jamaica
  • Hinduism in Jamaica
  • History of Jamaica
    History of Jamaica
    Jamaica, the 3rd largest Caribbean island, was inhabited by Arawak natives when it was first sighted by the 2nd voyage of Christopher Colombus on 5th May 1494. bob marley. christian. asmin. david...


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  • International Organization for Standardization
    International Organization for Standardization
    The International Organization for Standardization , widely known as ISO, is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations. Founded on February 23, 1947, the organization promulgates worldwide proprietary, industrial and commercial...

     (ISO)
    • ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
      ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
      ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes are two-letter country codes defined in ISO 3166-1, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , to represent countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest...

       country code for Jamaica: JM
      Jamaica
      Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...

    • ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
      ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
      ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 codes are three-letter country codes defined in ISO 3166-1, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , to represent countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest...

       country code for Jamaica: JAM
      Jamaica
      Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...

    • ISO 3166-2:JM
      ISO 3166-2:JM
      ISO 3166-2:JM is the entry for Jamaica in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for Jamaica, ISO 3166-2 codes are...

       region codes for Jamaica
  • Internet in Jamaica
  • Islam in Jamaica
    Islam in Jamaica
    The statistics for Islam in Jamaica estimate a total Muslim population of about 5,000. There are several Islamic organizations and mosques in Jamaica, including the Islamic Council of Jamaica and the Islamic Education and Dawah Center, both located in Kingston and offering classes in Islamic...

  • Islands of Jamaica:

    • Jamaica
      Jamaica
      Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...

       island
    • Big Pelican Island
    • Bogue Islands
    • Booby Cay
    • Bumpduklok
    • Dolphin Island, Jamaica
    • Emerald Island, Jamaica
    • Great Goat Island
    • Gun Cay
    • Kokomo Island
      Kokomo Island
      Sandals Cay is part of the privately owned Sandals Royal Caribbean all-inclusive resort in Montego Bay, Jamaica. It is apparent that Sandals has an almost identical island in their Nassau, Bahamas location called the Royal Bahamian...

    • Lime Cay
      Lime Cay
      Lime Cay is the main islet of the Port Royal Cays off Port Royal, Jamaica, located in the northeast of the reef.Located 15 minutes by boat from Port Royal, it has a small beach which makes it a popular location for recreation and sunbathing...

    • Little Goat Island
    • Little Half Moon Cay
    • Little Pelican Island
    • Maiden Cay
    • Monkey Island, Jamaica
    • Morant Cays
      Morant Cays
      Morant Cays is an offshore island group 51 km SSE off Morant Point, Jamaica. They are one of two offshore island groups belonging to Jamaica, the other ones being the Pedro Cays...

    • Navy Island, Jamaica
      Navy Island, Jamaica
      Navy Island is a small island off the coast of Port Antonio in Portland Parish, Jamaica, formerly owned by actor Errol Flynn.The island was once owned by movie pirate Errol Flynn and hosted many wild Hollywood parties...

    • One Bush Cay
    • Pedro Cays
    • Pigeon Island, Jamaica
    • Princess Island, Jamaica
    • Salt Island, Jamaica
    • Tower Island (Tower Isle)


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  • Jamaica
    Jamaica
    Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...

  • Jamaica at the Olympics
    Jamaica at the Olympics
    Jamaica first participated at the Olympic Games in 1948, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then. In 1960, Jamaican athletes competed as part of the West Indies Federation team....

  • Jamaica Defence Force
    Jamaica Defence Force
    The Jamaica Defence Force is the combined military forces of Jamaica, consisting of an Army, Air Wing and Coast Guard. The JDF is based upon the British military model with organisation, training, weapons and traditions closely aligned with Commonwealth Realm countries...

  • "Jamaica, Land We Love
    Jamaica, Land We Love
    "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.-Lyrics:"Jamaica, Land We Love" is the national anthem of Jamaica...

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  • Jamaica Stock Exchange
    Jamaica Stock Exchange
    The Jamaica Stock Exchange is the principal stock exchange of Jamaica. It is known as the JSE. It was founded in 1968 in Kingston, Jamaica and its current executive chairman is Mr Roy Johnson....

  • Jamaican athletics
  • Jamaican diaspora
    Jamaican diaspora
    “Diaspora” means the scattering of people from their ethnic roots, enforced or voluntary. Thus the Jamaican diaspora refers to Jamaicans who have left their traditional homelands, the dispersal of such Jamaicans, and the ensuing developments in their culture...

  • Jamaican (language)
  • Jamaican literature
    Jamaican literature
    Jamaican literature is internationally renowned. The island has been the home or birthplace of many important authors. One of the most important aspects of Jamaican literature is the local patois, a variation of English...


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  • Languages of Jamaica
  • Law enforcement in Jamaica
  • LGBT rights in Jamaica
    LGBT rights in Jamaica
    Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender rights in Jamaica are dominated by the prohibition of sexual acts between men. Sexual acts between women are legal, by virtue of the absence of any reference to them in law...

     (Gay rights)
  • Lists related to Jamaica:


  • Lucea
  • Limón Province, Costa Rica
    Limón Province
    Limón is one of seven provinces in Costa Rica. The majority of its territory is situated in the country's Caribbean lowlands, though the southwestern portion houses part of an extensive mountain range known as the Cordillera de Talamanca...


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  • Manchester Parish, Jamaica
    Manchester Parish, Jamaica
    The parish of Manchester is located in west-central Jamaica, in the county of Middlesex. Its capital, Mandeville, is a major business centre, and the only parish capital not located on the coast or on a major river. The Right Excellent Norman Washington Manley The parish of Manchester is located in...

  • Mandeville, Jamaica
    Mandeville, Jamaica
    Mandeville is the capital and largest town in the parish of Manchester in the county of Middlesex, Jamaica. In 2005, the town had an estimated population of 50,000, and including the immediate suburbs within a radius of the total population is about 72,000. It is located on an inland plateau at an...

  • May Pen
    May Pen
    May Pen is the capital and largest town in the parish of Clarendon in the Middlesex County, Jamaica. It is located on the Rio Minho river , and is a major market centre for the Parish...

  • Middlesex, Jamaica
    Middlesex, Jamaica
    Middlesex is the central of the three historic counties into which Jamaica is divided. It has no current-day administrative significance. It covers 5041.9 km² and has a population of 1,183,361 giving it the largest area and population of the three counties...

  • Military history of Jamaica
    Military history of Jamaica
    The Jamaica Defence Force is the small but professional military force of Jamaica. The JDF is based upon the British military model with organization, training, weapons and traditions closely aligned with Commonwealth realms. Once chosen, officer candidates are sent to one of several British or...

  • Military of Jamaica
  • Monarchy of Jamaica
    Monarchy of Jamaica
    The Monarchy of Jamaica is a constitutional system of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign and head of state of Jamaica, forming the core of the country's Westminster-style parliamentary democracy...

  • Montego Bay
    Montego Bay
    Montego Bay is the capital of St. James Parish and the second largest city in Jamaica by area and the fourth by population .It is a tourist destination with duty free shopping, cruise line terminal and the beaches...

  • Morant Bay
    Morant Bay
    Morant Bay is a town in southeastern Jamaica. It is the capital of the parish of St. Thomas. In 1867 it was the starting point of the Morant Bay Rebellion, the only major peasant revolt , in Jamaican history...

  • Mountains of Jamaica
  • Music of Jamaica
    Music of Jamaica
    The music of Jamaica includes Jamaican folk music and many popular genres, such as mento, ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub music, dancehall, reggae fusion and related styles. Jamaica's music culture is a fusion of elements from the United States , Africa, and neighboring Caribbean islands such as...


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  • Patois
  • Parishes of Jamaica
    Parishes of Jamaica
    Administratively, Jamaica is divided into fourteen parishes. They are grouped into three historic counties, which have no administrative relevance :...

  • Parliament of Jamaica
    Parliament of Jamaica
    The Parliament of Jamaica is the legislative branch of the government of Jamaica. It is a bicameral body, composed of an appointed Senate and an elected House of Representatives....

  • Political parties in Jamaica
  • Politics of Jamaica
    Politics of Jamaica
    The Politics of Jamaica takes place in a framework of a representative parliamentary democratic monarchy. The 1962 Constitution established a parliamentary system based on the United Kingdom model. As chief of state, Queen Elizabeth II appoints a governor general, on the advice of the prime...

  • Port Antonio
    Port Antonio
    Port Antonio is the capital of the parish of Portland on the northeastern coast of Jamaica, about 60 miles from Kingston. It had a population of 12,285 in 1982 and 13,246 in 1991...

  • Port Maria
    Port Maria
    Port Maria is the capital town of the Jamaican parish of Saint Mary. It has a population of approximately 7,500 people and is the seat of the Saint Mary Parish Council. The Mayor of Port Maria is Richard Creary...

  • Portland Parish, Jamaica
    Portland Parish, Jamaica
    Portland, with its capital town Port Antonio, is a parish located on Jamaica's northeast coast. It is situated to the north of St Thomas, and the east of St Mary in Surrey county. It is one of the rural areas of Jamaica and is known for its great beaches....

  • Portmore
    Portmore
    Portmore is a coastal city in southern Jamaica in Saint Catherine, and a dormitory town for the neighbouring cities of Kingston and Spanish Town.-Geography:...

  • Prime Minister of Jamaica
    Prime Minister of Jamaica
    The Prime Minister of Jamaica is Jamaica's head of government, currently Andrew Holness. Andrew Holness was elected as the new leader of the governing Jamaica Labour Party and succeeded Bruce Golding to become Jamaica's ninth Prime Minister on 23 October 2011...

  • Prisons in Jamaica
    Prisons in Jamaica
    Twelve correctional institutions in Jamaica are operated by the Department of Correctional Services for the Ministry of National Security.-Adult:Centres for men and women:* The South Camp Adult Correctional Centre Centres for men:...

  • Prostitution in Jamaica
    Prostitution in Jamaica
    -Prostitution in practice:Female prostitutes solicit from their homes or join customers in their hotel rooms or private homes. A number of prostitutes dance in adult night clubs and a percentage of them are from other countries. These imported prostitutes work in the more sophisticated night clubs...

  • Public holidays in Jamaica
    Public holidays in Jamaica
    Public holidays in Jamaica include Christian holidays and secular holidays. The dates listed are for 2008-2009.- Christian holidays :* Ash Wednesday * Good Friday * Easter Monday * Christmas Day...


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  • Rastafari
  • Reggae
    Reggae
    Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...

  • Rivers of Jamaica
  • Roads in Jamaica
    Roads in Jamaica
    The road network in Jamaica consists of almost 21,000 kilometres of roads, of which over 15,000 kilometres is paved. The numbering scheme used covers freeways, primary roads, secondary roads, parochial roads and unclassified roads.-Freeways:...


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  • Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica
    Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica
    Saint Andrew is a parish, situated in the southeast of Jamaica in the county of Surrey. It lies north, west and east of Kingston, and stretches into the Blue Mountains and at the 2001 census had the highest population of all the parishes in Jamaica. The Right Excellent George William Gordon Saint...

  • Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica
    Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica
    Saint Ann is the largest parish in Jamaica. It is situated on the north coast of the island, in the county of Middlesex, roughly halfway between the eastern and western ends of the island. It is often called 'the Garden Parish of Jamaica' on account of its natural beauty...

  • Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica
    Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica
    St Catherine is a parish located in the south east of Jamaica. It is located in the county of Middlesex, and is one of the island's largest and most economically valued parish because of its many resources. It includes the first capital of Jamaica, Spanish Town, originally known as San Jago de la...

  • Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica
    Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica
    St. Elizabeth, one of Jamaica's largest parishes, is located in the southwest of the island, in the county of Cornwall. Its capital, Black River, is located at the mouth of the Black River, the longest on the island.-History:...

  • Saint James Parish, Jamaica
    Saint James Parish, Jamaica
    St James is a suburban parish, located on the north west end of the island of Jamaica. Its capital, Montego Bay, derived from the Spanish word Manteca because many wild hogs were found there from which they made lard. It was named publicly the second city of Jamaica, behind Kingston, in 1981....

  • Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica
    Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica
    Saint Mary is a parish located in the northeast section of Jamaica. With a population of 115,000 it is one of Jamaica's smallest parishes, located in the county of Middlesex. Its chief town and capital is Port Maria, located on the coast. It is also the birthplace of established dancehall reggae...

  • Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica
    Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica
    Saint Thomas is a suburban parish that is situated at the south eastern end of Jamaica, in the county of Surrey. It is the birth place of The right Honorable Paul Bogle, one of Jamaica's seven National Heroes...

  • Savanna-la-Mar
    Savanna-la-Mar
    Savanna-la-Mar is the chief town and capital of Westmoreland parish, Jamaica.It is a coastal town and contains a fort, constructed in the 18th century for defence against pirates....

  • Senate of Jamaica
  • Smile Jamaica
    Smile Jamaica
    Smile Jamaica is a Jamaican produced Television show which airs on Television Jamaica weekdays from 6:00 am – 8:30 am . It is the premier morning show for the network providing programming of news and information to start the day....

     television talk show
  • Spanish Town
    Spanish Town
    Spanish Town is the capital and the largest town in the parish of St. Catherine in the county of Middlesex, Jamaica. It was the former Spanish and English capital of Jamaica from the 16th to the 19th century...

  • States headed by Elizabeth II
    States headed by Elizabeth II
    The number of states headed by Queen Elizabeth II has varied during her years on the throne, altogether seeing her as head of state of a total of thirty-two independent countries during this period...

  • Surrey, Jamaica
    Surrey, Jamaica
    Surrey is the easternmost and the smallest by area of the three historic counties into which Jamaica is divided. It has no current-day administrative significance...


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  • Transport in Jamaica
    Transport in Jamaica
    Transport in Jamaica consists of roadways, railways, ship and air transport, with roadways forming the backbone of the island's internal transport system.-Roadways:...

  • Trelawny Parish, Jamaica
    Trelawny Parish, Jamaica
    Trelawny is a parish in Cornwall County in northwest Jamaica. Its capital is Falmouth. It is bordered by the parishes of Saint Ann in the east, Saint James in the west, and Saint Elizabeth and Manchester in the south.-History:...

  • Tropical cyclones in Jamaica

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  • Water supply and sanitation in Jamaica
    Water supply and sanitation in Jamaica
    Water supply and sanitation in Jamaica is characterized by high levels of access to an improved water source, while access to adequate sanitation stands at only 80%. This situation affects especially the poor, including the urban poor many of which live in the country's over 595 unplanned squatter...

  • West Indies
  • Western Hemisphere
    Western Hemisphere
    The Western Hemisphere or western hemisphere is mainly used as a geographical term for the half of the Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian and east of the Antimeridian , the other half being called the Eastern Hemisphere.In this sense, the western hemisphere consists of the western portions...

  • Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica
    Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica
    Westmoreland is the westernmost parish in Jamaica, located on the south side of the island. It is situated to the south of Hanover, the southwest of Saint James, and the northwest of Saint Elizabeth, in the county of Cornwall. The chief town and capital is Savanna-la-Mar...

  • Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of Jamaica
  • World Heritage Sites in Jamaica

See also

  • Commonwealth of Nations
    Commonwealth of Nations
    The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states...

  • List of Caribbean-related topics
  • List of international rankings
  • Lists of country-related topics
  • Topic outline of geography
  • Topic outline of Jamaica
  • Topic outline of North America
  • United Nations
    United Nations
    The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...


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