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The Caribbean island nation of Jamaica was a British colony between 1655 and 1962. More than 300 years of British rule changed the face of the island considerably (having previously been under Spanish rule, which depopulated the indigenous Arawak and Taino communities [6]) – and 92.1% of Jamaicans are descended from sub-Saharan Africans who were brought over during the Atlantic slave trade. [6]
Gleaner Company. The Gleaner Company Ltd. is a newspaper publishing enterprise in Jamaica. Established in 1834 by Joshua and Jacob De Cordova, the company's primary product is The Gleaner, a morning broadsheet published six days each week. It also publishes a Sunday paper, the Sunday Gleaner, and an evening tabloid, The Star.
Jamaica ( / dʒəˈmeɪkə / ⓘ 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. [ 9 ] Jamaica lies about 145 km (90 mi) south ...
Luxury independent living combines the best of independence with the best of resort-style living. These top-rated communities take it to the next level with luxurious touches such as restaurant ...
2.1 Independent states. 2.2 Dependent ... Jamaica: Violet Brown ... This is a list of the oldest living people by country and lists the oldest people confirmed to be ...
Human rights in Jamaica is an ongoing process of development that has to consider the realities of high poverty levels, high violence, fluctuating economic conditions, and poor representation for citizens. Jamaica is a constitutional parliamentary democracy. The context of Jamaica’s history must be considered to understand the political ...
Hall played for St. Elizabeth Technical High School in Jamaica, graduating in 2013. He was named MVP and leading goal scorer of the DaCosta Cup of the Jamaican Schoolboy Football League. [ 2] He started his college career the United States at Oklahoma Wesleyan University in 2014, [ 3] transferred to Northeastern University in 2015, graduating ...
Trelawny Southern is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Representatives of the Jamaican Parliament. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It was one of the 32 constituencies fixed in the new constitution granted to Jamaica in 1944. [3] [4] The constituency has featured in ...