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The economy of Jamaica is heavily reliant on services, accounting for 71% of the country's GDP. [16] Jamaica has natural resources and a climate conducive to agriculture and tourism. The discovery of bauxite in the 1940s and the subsequent establishment of the bauxite-alumina industry shifted Jamaica's economy from sugar , and bananas .
Water supply and sanitation in Jamaica is characterized by high levels of access to an improved water source, while access to adequate sanitation stands at only 80%.This situation affects especially the poor, including the urban poor many of which live in the country's over 595 unplanned squatter settlements in unhealthy and unsanitary environments with a high risk of waterborne disease.
Tivoli Gardens was developed in West Kingston, Jamaica, between 1963 [3] and 1965 [4] by demolishing and redeveloping the area of the Rastafarian settlement Back-O-Wall. [5] The area was notorious in the 1950s as the worst slum in the Caribbean, where "three communal standpipes and two public bathrooms served a population of well over 5,000 people."
Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Jamaica. 1 February – Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness says that his government is willing to send troops to Haiti as part of a "multinational security assistance deployment". [2] 6 May – Coronation of Charles III as King of Jamaica and the other Commonwealth realms.
Sodomy and/or buggery in Jamaica is a crime that can lead to prison time at hard labour for up to 10 years, however the law is oftentimes not enforced. Sexual behaviour between women is legal. Amnesty International, however, has received reports of violence against lesbians, including rape and other forms of sexual violence.
The brothers and sisters, who give away all personal belongings, take vows of poverty, chastity, obedience and free service to the least of our brothers and sisters. Everything is done in community including praying, eating, sleeping, and traveling. All their daily activities revolve around prayer, service and worship.
Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Jamaica 5 February – Drought, increases in local demand, and a drop in the number of farmers all contribute to a marijuana shortage.The COVID-19 pandemic and related curfew means that farmers have a difficult time in irrigating their fields.
Voters in Jamaica go to the polls for a general election, with the Jamaican Labour Party, led by Andrew Holness, winning a narrow victory. [2] 1 May – Two missionaries from the United States are found slain in separate areas of rural St. Mary parish.