• Jamaica Time (JAM) is the official time in Jamaica. It is five hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC−05:00). Jamaica has only one time zone and...
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    Jamaica (/dʒəˈmeɪkə/ jə-MAY-kə; Jamaican Patois: Jumieka [dʒʌˈmie̯ka]) is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At 10,990 square...
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    The economy of Jamaica is heavily reliant on services, accounting for 71% of the country's GDP. Jamaica has natural resources and a climate conducive to...
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    Jamaica is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is popular for a large commercial and retail area, though part of the neighborhood...
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  • The UTC offset in the list is not valid in practice during daylight saving time. Lists of time zones List of UTC time offsets Time zone abolition Decree...
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    The prime minister of Jamaica (Jamaican Patois: prime minista a jamaica) is Jamaica's head of government, currently Andrew Holness. Holness, as leader...
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    common and LGBT people in Jamaica often remain closeted to avoid discrimination or harassment. In 2006, Time magazine labelled Jamaica "the most homophobic...
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    parishes of Jamaica are the main units of local government in Jamaica. They were created following the English settlement of Jamaica in 1655. This administrative...
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  • 20th century, Jamaica has won 42 Commonwealth Golds, 14 World Championship Golds and 17 Olympic gold medals in athletics alone. Jamaica has a population...
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    Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes...
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    The Caribbean Island of Jamaica was initially inhabited in approximately 600 AD or 650 AD by the Redware people, often associated with redware pottery...
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    The Jamaica national bobsleigh team represents Jamaica in international bobsleighing competitions. The men's team debut in the 1988 Winter Olympic Games...
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  • The 1692 Jamaica earthquake struck Port Royal, Jamaica, on 7 June. A stopped pocket watch found in the harbor during a 1959 excavation indicated that...
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    Republicanism in Jamaica is a position which advocates that Jamaica's system of government be changed from a constitutional monarchy to a republic. Both...
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  • Christianity is predominant religion in Jamaica. Jamaica's laws establish freedom of religion and prohibit religious discrimination. According to the...
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    Colony of Jamaica and Dependencies was a British colony from 1655, when it was captured by the English Protectorate from the Spanish Empire. Jamaica became...
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  • Telecommunications in Jamaica include the fixed and mobile telephone networks, radio, television, and the Internet. Jamaica is a member of the North American...
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    Cannabis in Jamaica is illegal, but possession of small amounts was reduced to a petty offence in 2015. Cannabis is locally known as ganja, and internationally...
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  • Air Jamaica was the flag carrier of Jamaica. It was owned and operated by Caribbean Airlines from May 2011 until the cessation of operations in 2015....
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    Jamaica Plain is a neighborhood of 4.4 square miles (11 km2) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Settled by Puritans seeking farmland to the south...
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    of Jamaica (Jamaican Patois: Manaki a Jumieka) is a system of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign and head of state of Jamaica. The...
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    The Jamaica national football team, nicknamed the "Reggae Boyz", represents Jamaica in men's international football. The team's first match was against...
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    Jamaica lies 140 km (87 mi) south of Cuba and 190 km (118 mi) west of Haiti. At its greatest extent, Jamaica is 235 km (146 mi) long, and its width varies...
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  • Afro-Jamaicans are Jamaicans of predominantly African descent. They represent the largest ethnic group in the country. The ethnogenesis of the Black Jamaican...
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  • Henry Jennings (category 18th-century Jamaican people)
    would, in turn, flog any Spanish he could find in Jamaica if the threat to English lives was carried out. The Barsheba dropped anchor in Jamaica on 26...
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    most popular sports in Jamaica. It is enjoyed by Jamaicans from all walks of life and has grown in popularity in modern society. In 1893, the Kingston...
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  • The most popular sports in Jamaica are mostly imported from Britain. The most popular sports are athletics, cricket and association football; other popular...
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  • a woman and man with Jamaican English accents. Problems playing this file? See media help. Jamaican English, including Jamaican Standard English, is the...
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  • The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP; Jamaican Patois: Jumieka Lieba Paati) is one of the two major political parties in Jamaica, the other being the People's...
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  • most armed country in the world. Gun laws in Jamaica began to be tightened in the early 1970s, when Jamaica experienced a rise in violence associated...
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