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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. [9]
The following is a list of the most populous settlements in Jamaica. Definitions Kingston, capital of Jamaica Montego Bay The following definitions have been used: City: Official city status on a settlement is only conferred by Act of Parliament. Only three areas have the designation; Kingston when first incorporated in 1802 reflecting its early importance over the then capital Spanish Town ...
This is a list of newspapers in Jamaica: Daily Star [1] The Daily Gleaner, the oldest Jamaican daily published by Gleaner Company, founded in 1834, oldest continually published, English language newspaper in the Western Hemisphere [2] The Agriculturalist, the oldest and most consistent agricultural newspaper in the Caribbean for 28 years ...
Jamaica Observer: Consumer services Publishing Kingston: 1993 Newspaper Jamaica Pegasus Hotel: Consumer services Hotels Kingston: 1973 Hotel Jamaica Stock Exchange: Financials Investment services Kingston: 1968 Primary exchange Lasco Jamaica: Conglomerates - Kingston: 1994 [3] Industrials, financials, pharma National Commercial Bank of Jamaica ...
The Statue of Hon. Edward Jordan (SWGP) The Statue of Sir Charles Metcalfe (SWGP) The Statue of Rt. Excellent Alexander Bustamante (SWGP) Forts and naval and military monuments. Fort Charles, Port Royal. Historic sites. Liberty Hall, 76 King Street. Port Royal and the Palisadoes. Public buildings.
Norman Manley International Airport (IATA: KIN, ICAO: MKJP), formerly Palisadoes Airport, is an international airport serving Kingston, Jamaica, and is located south of the island 19 km (12 mi) away from the centre of New Kingston. It is the second busiest airport in the country after Sangster International Airport, recording 629,400 arriving ...
Founded. January 1993. Website. jamaicaobserver.com. Jamaica Observer is a daily newspaper published in Kingston, Jamaica. The publication was owned by Butch Stewart (now deceased), who chartered the paper in January 1993 as a competitor to Jamaica's oldest daily paper, The Gleaner. Its founding editor is Desmond Allen who is its executive ...
Demographics of Jamaica. Pop. Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean. The country had a population of 2,825,352 in 2023, the fourth largest in the region. Jamaica's annual population growth rate stood at 0.08% in 2022. As of 2023, 68.9% of Jamaicans were Christians in 2011, predominantly Protestant. A more precise study conducted by the ...