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Maps of Jamaica
March 18, 2007 – 2:48 am | No Comment
Maps of Jamaica

All ten outline maps are of Jamaica and depict the changing borders of counties and parishes over time, from before 1655 to the present. The title and caption associated with each outline map are listed …

Jamaican Culture
March 15, 2007 – 3:27 pm | No Comment
Jamaican Culture

Jamaica’s culture, in the words of former Prime Minister P. J. Patterson, is ‘the linchpin that bonds us as a people and is vital to our quality of life’, and like that of any other …

About Reggae
March 14, 2007 – 3:03 am | No Comment
About Reggae

Reggae is a music genre developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term is sometimes used in a broad sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, including ska, rocksteady and dub. The …

About Jamaica
March 4, 2007 – 6:37 pm | No Comment
About Jamaica

Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, 240 kilometers (150 mi) in length and as much as 85 kilometers (50 mi) in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. It is 635 kilometers (391 …

The Jamaica National Anthem
March 3, 2007 – 12:22 am | No Comment
The Jamaica National Anthem

Eternal Father, Bless our Land, Guide us with thy mighty hand, Keep us free from evil powers, Be our light through countless hours, To our leaders, great defender, Grant true wisdom from above, Justice, truth …