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J. Wray and Nephew Ltd. Consumer goods Distillers & vintners Kingston: 1825 Distiller P A Jamaica Air Shuttle: Consumer services Airlines Kingston: 2009 Airline, defunct 2013 P D Jamaica Observer: Consumer services Publishing Kingston: 1993 Newspaper P A Jamaica Pegasus Hotel: Consumer services Hotels Kingston: 1973 Hotel P A Jamaica Stock ...
Jamaica [a] 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 ]
Map of Jamaica: Benedetto Bordone: A very simple map of Jamaica from Bordone's Isolario (The Book of Islands), printed in Venice in 1528. 2: 1562: Isola Cuba Nova: Girolamo Ruscelli: Fragment showing Jamaica from an early map of Cuba in Ruscelli's Atlas, probably the 1562 edition, published in Italy. [2] 4: 1572: Jamaica: Tomaso Porcacchi
The location of Jamaica An enlargeable map of Jamaica. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Jamaica: Jamaica – sovereign island nation located on the Island of Jamaica of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. [1] It is 234 kilometres (145 mi) long and 80 kilometres (50 mi) at its widest.
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 ...
Portmore is on the south coast in the Parish of St. Catherine. It is approximately 15 miles south-west of the capital of Kingston. [3] It is divided into two regions, the plains to the north and the limestone hills of Hellshire to the south. [4] The most densely populated areas are located on low-lying reclaimed lands.
Cross Roads is a primarily commercial neighbourhood of Kingston, Jamaica. [1] It is centered on the intersection of five major roads: Slipe Road, Half Way Tree Road, Old Hope Road, Caledonia Avenue and Marescaux Road. [2] It is perhaps the geographical centre of Kingston. [3]
The influx of customers to the Friday and Saturday markets led to expansive commercial development. The Grand Market held on Christmas Eve was particularly well-supported. Missing notable historical content 1660_1818 Dr James Johnston who had been born in Scotland in 1851 arrived in Jamaica in 1874. He started his Jamaican Evangelical Mission ...