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This is a list of plantation great houses in Jamaica.These houses were built in the 18th and 19th centuries when sugar cane made Jamaica the wealthiest colony in the West Indies. [1] Sugar plantations in the Caribbean were worked by enslaved African people [ 2 ] until the aboltion of slavery in 1833.
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 ...
The West Indian Incumbered Estates Acts were Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of 1854, 1858, 1862, 1864, 1872, and 1886 that allowed creditors and other interested parties to apply for the sale of estates (plantations) in the British colonies in the West Indies despite legal encumbrances that would normally prevent such a sale.
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Flow which was once owned by Columbus Communications is currently owned by Cable and Wireless Plc (CWC). However, in November 2015, the board of CWC approved the sale of CWC to Liberty Global who had made an offer. JUICE TV Jamaica -Cultural, Entertainment and Music TV Station based in Mandeville, Jamaica [5]
Petersfield is a small town in Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica. It shares its name with five other places in Jamaica. [2] The town was founded in the 18th century and named after Peter Beckford, a slave owner who settled the Roaring River Estate. [3] Petersfield was a dormitory community for workers on that estate. [citation needed]
Richmond is a market town in Saint Mary parish, in the north-east of Jamaica. [1] There are several other settlements in Jamaica with this name. [2] History.