GEOGRAPHY Jamaica Parishes and sizes Kingston (Capitol) 22.66 sq.km St Andrew 432.9 sq.km Portland 813.9 km2 St, Thomas 742.2 km2 St. Catherine 190.6 sq km St. Mary 611.3 sq km St. Ann 1,210.25 sq km Manchester 827.8 sq km Clarendon 1,192.9 sq km Hanover 450.8 sq km Westmoreland 785.2 sq…
Jamaica is the Reggae capitol and Bob Marley is largely responsible. Robert Nesta Marley, OM (Order of Merit) was a Jamaican singer, songwriter, and musician born on February 6, 1945 and lived until May 11, 1981. Proclaimed and accepted as The King of Reggae, Bob Marley is considered one of…
An Appreciation of Jamaica’s Architecture December 12, 2020 Falmouth Jamaica has some of the most fascinating architecture. This artwork gives a depiction of Falmouth in the 1840s. The town’s buildings, the old and the not-so-old, make up the historic townscape of Falmouth. These shared characteristics weave the varied building styles…
The Jamaican flag was unfurled and hoisted for the first time at the dramatic hour of midnight on August 5, 1962 as the British flag was being lowered, signaling the dawn of Jamaica’s political independence from Britain, present day United Kingdom, after over 300 years under British rule. Reference: Jamaican…