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Kingston, Jamaica from the masthead of HMAS Melbourne - 1915. During the 1930s, island-wide riots led to the development of trade unions and political parties to represent workers. [19] The city became home to the Mona campus of the University of the West Indies. It was founded in 1948, with 24 medical students. [11]
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."
St. Andrew was one of the first parishes to be established by law in 1867. Before being established, it was known as Liguanea. St Andrew is located at 18°01′N 76°54′W and covers an area of 455 km 2 (176 sq mi). The parish lies just north of Kingston, bounded in the west by St. Catherine, north by St. Mary, northeast by Portland along the ...
This is a list of plantations and pens in Jamaica by county and parish including historic parishes that have since been merged with modern ones. Plantations produced crops, such as sugar cane and coffee, while livestock pens produced animals for labour on plantations and for consumption. Both industries used the forced labour of enslaved ...
Port Royal. Port Royal is a town located at the end of the Palisadoes, at the mouth of Kingston Harbour, in southeastern Jamaica. Founded in 1494 by the Spanish, it was once the largest and most prosperous city in the Caribbean, functioning as the centre of shipping and commerce in the Caribbean Sea by the latter half of the 17th century. [1]
Harbour View, Jamaica. Coordinates: 17°57′N 76°43′W. Harbour View is a community in Kingston, Jamaica. It is administered by the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation and is served by the Kingston 17 Post Office. Harbour View was built in 1960, two years before the country's Independence in 1962. The community was the first in Jamaica to ...
Portmore is one of the largest urban areas in St. Catherine with respect to human settlement, having a population 156,468 (2001 census) and an annual growth rate of 4% since 1991. [3] Portmore is built on a generally flat plain facing the Kingston Harbour with an intricate canal system which prevents flooding. [5]
18°00′50″N 76°46′38″W / 18.0139°N 76.7771°W / 18.0139; -76.7771. Current tenants. Prime Minister of Jamaica. Owner. Government of Jamaica. Website. Official site. Vale Royal is the official residence of the prime minister of Jamaica. It is located on Montrose Road in Kingston 10, Jamaica.