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4 July – Category 4 Hurricane Beryl causes a six- to nine-feet storm surge and fierce winds along Jamaica's southern coast, killing at least one person there before tracking to the Cayman Islands. [4] 26 July–11 August – Jamaica at the 2024 Summer Olympics [5]
The Ministry of National Security (MNS) is a statutory under the government of Jamaica responsible for maintaining national safety through the enforcement of law and order. It has its headquarters in the North Tower of the NCB Towers in Kingston. [1] It is also charged with preserving the security of Jamaica’s borders.
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Jamaica, which had seen its poverty rate drop almost 20 percent over two decades, saw it increase by eight percent in a few years. The unemployment rate in Jamaica is approximately 6.0% (April 2022, Statistical Institute of Jamaica), with youth unemployment more than twice the national rate, albeit trending downwards (15%).
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 local University of the West Indies - Jamaica's population is more accurately 76.3% African descent or Black, 15.1% Afro-European, 3.4% East Indian and Afro-East ...
At least 4 fatalities were reported with damage estimates up to $204 million (2024 USD). [76] November 5, 2024 — Hurricane Rafael would pass just west of Jamaica as an intensifying tropical storm. [77] Maximum rainfall measured 3 in (7.6 cm) in several of Jamaica's southern parishes. [78]
Jamaica at the 2024 Summer Olympics; IOC code: JAM: NOC: Jamaica Olympic Association: Website: www.joa.org.jm: in Paris, France 26 July 2024 () – 11 August 2024 () Competitors: 58 in 4 sports: Flag bearer (opening) Josh Kirlew & Shanieka Ricketts: Flag bearer (closing) Rajindra Campbell: Medals Ranked 44th: Gold 1 Silver 3 Bronze 2 Total 6
Jamaica competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September 2024. This was the nation's fourteenth time competing at the Summer Paralympic Games after it made its debut at the 1968 Summer Paralympics. The delegation consisted of only one competitor from one sport.