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2. Coral Gardens incident - Wikipedia

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   The years prior to the Coral Gardens incident saw the building of tensions between the Rastafarian community and the British colonial government in Jamaica.In 1958, British police engaged in several arrests and evictions of Rastafarians, often bringing to bear charges for the possession of cannabis, which is used as a Rastafarian religious sacrament.

3. Coral reefs of Jamaica - Wikipedia

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   Jamaica's coral reefs house 135 different species of fish. [22] Between 1995 and 1998, fishing licenses increased by 68 percent for the Montego Bay Marine Park where 69 percent of fishers rely on fishing as their full-time income. [ 23 ]

4. List of bays and coves of Jamaica - Wikipedia

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   List of bays and coves of Jamaica: A bay is a body of water forming an indentation along the shoreline of a landmass, larger than a cove (i.e. Jade Cove) but smaller than a gulf (i.e. The Gulf or The Gulf of Mexico) Cagway Bay; Orange Bay (Hanover Parish) Orange Bay (Portland Parish) Xtabi; The following are bays in Jamaica: Buff Bay; i Montego Bay

5. Negril - Wikipedia

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   Negril is a small, widely dispersed beach resort and town located in Westmoreland and Hanover parishes at the far western part of Jamaica, 80.8 kilometres (50.2 mi) southwest from Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay. [1] Westmoreland is the westernmost parish in Jamaica, located on the south side of the island.

6. Saint James Parish, Jamaica - Wikipedia

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   When the Spanish occupied Jamaica, Montego Bay was an export point for lard, which was obtained from wild hogs in the forests. In many of the early maps of Jamaica, Montego Bay was listed as "Bahia de Manteca" (Lard Bay). The parish was given the name "St. James" in honour of King James II by Sir Thomas Modyford, the island's first English ...

7. Geography of Jamaica - Wikipedia

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   At its greatest extent, Jamaica is 235 km (146 mi) long, and its width varies between 34 and 84 km (21 and 52 mi). [1] Jamaica has a small area of 10,992 km 2 (4,244 sq mi). [1] However, Jamaica is the largest island of the Commonwealth Caribbean and the third largest of the Greater Antilles, after Cuba and Hispaniola. [1]