1951-1982 Jamaican dollar went through a devolution which made Jamaican products cheaper than before. The reduction showed in the record tourist growth and agriculture.
The most popular reason to visit Jamaica is of course the beautiful water, beaches and the warm weather.
The capital of Jamaica, Kingston, is a place you should visit before you go home. Kingston offers a lot of interesting things to see and visit. You can visit “The National Gallery of Jamaica” which is the oldest and largest public art gallery in the english speaking carribean. It was founded in 1974 and contains some early, some modern and some contemporary art collections.
“The Blue Mountains” that you can find not far from Kingston offer different wild sports like hiking into waterfalls.
“The Bob Marley Museum” is also a place you have to visit while you´re in Jamaica. You find the museum in Kingston. The museum is in the house Bob Marley used to live in before he died in cancer 1981, only 36 years old.
Go to “Dunn´s River Falls” to swim with dolphins. Dolphins are the most intelligent creatures of the ocean.
What gives you a second thought about visiting Jamaica is the huge drug-trafficking, gangs and corruption.
The most famous Jamaican writer is a person named Claude McKay. He was born 1889 and died 1948. Claude was a poet. Some people say he has inspired negritude movement in France.
When Clause was 22 years old he emigrated from Jamaica to The United States, he was at this point a famous poet. He was an important member in The Harlem Renaissance. Harlem Reniassance was a cultural movement back the ´20-´30. The black people expanded in Harlem. Claude McKay is respected all around the world. His work has inspired many important writers. He never returned to Jamaica. He made three famous novels, Home to Harlem (1928), Banjo (1929) and Banana Bottom (1933),
Andrew Salkey is another famous writer from Jamaica. He was born in Panama but moved to Jamaica and was raised in Jamaica. He studied in Jamaica and later attended the University of London. He wrote some novels and was a BBC interviewer. Andrew Salkey: ”I was headed nowhere like a hundred million others: I had escaped a malformed Jamaican middle class; I had attained my autumn pavement; I had done more than my fair share of hurting, rejecting, and condemning; and i had created another kind of failure, and this time, in another country.” (Escape to an autumn pavement)
• Population: 2,847,232 • Capital: Kingston • Monetary unit: Jamaican dollar • Languages: Englush, Jamaican, Creole • Ethnicity/race: Black 90%, White 0,2 %, East Indian 1,3%, Chinese 0,2%, mixed 7,3%, other 0,1% • Religions: most people are protestant 61,3% • National holiday: Independence day August 6 • Industries: Tourism, cement, metal, paper, chemical products, tele-communication • Agriculture: sugarcane, bananas, coffee, citrus, yams, ackees, vegetables; poultry, goats, milk; crustaceans, mollusks
The capital of Jamaica is Kingston and there's 590,500 people living there. The population is 2.7 million people in the country. Monetary unit are Jamaican dollar and the country area is 10,991 sq km. They have English as Major language but many people speak the local language patois.
Jamaica is an island in the West Indies. It is south of Cuba and west of Haiti. They also have the blue mountains, a group of volcanic hills, on the east side and the island is split into 14 parishes. The climate is warm and humid but on the hills it is cooler and drier.
Bruce Golding is the prime minister in Jamaica and was sworn in September 2007. Mr Golding pledged to tackle crime and corruption, draft a new charter of fundamental rights, and give more independence to Jamaica's central bank. Before him there have been Portia Simpson-Miller (2006-2007) the first woman to lead Jamaica's government, Edward Seaga (1974-2002) Mr Golding's father (2002-2006) Mr Golding's father was elected to parliament at the age of 24, back then he was the youngest ever to be elected to parliament. He made a good career there and became secretary general when Edward Seaga took the leadership. He claimed the leadership in 2002 when Seaga stepped down. The country is ruled under a Constitutional parliamentary democracy.
Jamaica is famous for being the greatest in the world with their reggae music and it expresses through its music, food and rich culture mix.
Bob Marley is one of the greatest reggae artist in the country. He is a big ikon in the Rastafarian culture and has spreed it over the world.
In Jamaica they eat a lot of fish, beans, rise, chicken and a lot of vegetables. The food is often well spiced. Red stripe is a world known beer and they drink a lot of (rum???) too.
Jamaica's culture is very wildly spreed because of all the slaves from different countrys the British government brought in to the country.
In the middle of 1500 Jamaica was a sanctuary for Caribbean pirates. The greatest pirate den was in Port Royal. The English admiral William Penn and the general Robert Venables chased away the last Spaniards from Jamaica in 1655 and under their first 200 years of rule Jamaica became one of the world's greatest countries in sugar-export and it was also a slave-depending settlement.
The British people imported many Asian and African slaves under their rule and in 1775 there were 192,787 slaves in the country and then many people in Britannia and Europe fought for the freedom of the slaves. In 1808 the abolition of slavery was done. But even if they weren't slaves anymore they weren't accepted. They worked on the same plantations and had the same boss, the system was a big failure.
In 1930 the Jamaican Marcus Garvey made a back-to-Africa operation in North America. Groupes in Jamaica separated from “the white society” made their own society so they could live like true Africans until they could go back to Africa. They called themselves Rastafarian's. In the beginning of 1970 the Rastafarian expanded considerably in the universal marketing through Rastafarian reggae artists.
Jamaica got independent from Britain in 1962. The bad economy made Jamaica a violent country and the tourism went down.
The north and west side has many fine beaches and is the focus of the tourism. Jamaica has the greenest fields and the finest mountains in the Caribbean. They also have beautiful waterfalls and coral reefs, exciting colony-history, colourful music and fantastic coffee. The beautiful island has more to look at than you have time with in a few weeks.
One of the most popular day-attractions is to travel down Martha Brae River in a bamboo raft. It's no violent rafting, it goes in a slow speed with a guide who is used to it. The river connects with the ocean in Luminous Lagoon where strange phenomenan happens in nighttime. Where the freshwater and saltwater meets, the perfect conditions for a really old single-celled organism called dinoflagellate is made. In the bay the accumulation of dinoflagellates is unusually large, resulting in a fantastic show of bioluminescence. When the water moves it teases the dinoflagellates and they start to sparkle in blue-green and looks like small diamonds. Every fish and swimmer that moves in the water is lit by small lanterns. It really beautiful.
Jamaica has many good festivals and carnivals like Bob Marley's Birthday Bash, where they celebrate the reggae father in February, one yearly carnival and the parade on their independence Day. The National Dance Theater Company is famous for their very good dancers, when Jamaica Philharmonics stands for the classic part of the entertainment.
Bob Marley was born in St Ann, Jamaica in 1945. His birth name was Robert Nesta Marley. When Robert grew up he was often bullied because he had a black mother and a white father but he didn't listen to them. His father left his mother and himself when he was newborn but he sent money to them. This money wasn't enough. He and his mother often moved because of temporary works was all his mother could get. When Robert was 10 his father died in a heart attack and left them with no money at all. They had hope that the capital Kingston could turn their luck around but for so many people before it didn't get better. But not many people moved back to the countryside. Most of them moved to ghettos like Jonestown or Trenchtown.
When Robert grew up he made some good friends, Bunny Livingstone and Peter Tosh. Later they started a band called the Wailing Wailers but after a while all three wanted solo careers. Later in life he married Rita Anderson, and got five kids with her. All together Robert got thirteen kids with nine different women. In 1981 Robert died in cancer in Florida. He was 36 years old.
Jamaica – Tourist attractions
SvaraRadera1951-1982 Jamaican dollar went through a devolution which made Jamaican products cheaper than before.
The reduction showed in the record tourist growth and agriculture.
The most popular reason to visit Jamaica is of course the beautiful water, beaches and the warm weather.
The capital of Jamaica, Kingston, is a place you should visit before you go home.
Kingston offers a lot of interesting things to see and visit.
You can visit “The National Gallery of Jamaica” which is the oldest and largest public art gallery in the english speaking carribean.
It was founded in 1974 and contains some early, some modern and some contemporary art collections.
“The Blue Mountains” that you can find not far from Kingston offer different wild sports like hiking into waterfalls.
“The Bob Marley Museum” is also a place you have to visit while you´re in Jamaica. You find the museum in Kingston. The museum is in the house Bob Marley used to live in before he died in cancer 1981, only 36 years old.
Go to “Dunn´s River Falls” to swim with dolphins.
Dolphins are the most intelligent creatures of the ocean.
What gives you a second thought about visiting Jamaica is the huge drug-trafficking, gangs and corruption.
Jamaica – famous author
SvaraRaderaThe most famous Jamaican writer is a person named Claude McKay. He was born 1889 and died 1948.
Claude was a poet. Some people say he has inspired negritude movement in France.
When Clause was 22 years old he emigrated from Jamaica to The United States, he was at this point a famous poet.
He was an important member in The Harlem Renaissance.
Harlem Reniassance was a cultural movement back the ´20-´30. The black people expanded in Harlem. Claude McKay is respected all around the world. His work has inspired many important writers. He never returned to Jamaica. He made three famous novels, Home to Harlem (1928), Banjo (1929) and Banana Bottom (1933),
Andrew Salkey is another famous writer from Jamaica. He was born in Panama but moved to Jamaica and was raised in Jamaica. He studied in Jamaica and later attended the University of London. He wrote some novels and was a BBC interviewer.
Andrew Salkey: ”I was headed nowhere like a hundred million others: I had escaped a malformed Jamaican middle class; I had attained my autumn pavement; I had done more than my fair share of hurting, rejecting, and condemning; and i had created another kind of failure, and this time, in another country.” (Escape to an autumn pavement)
Jamaica shortfacts
SvaraRadera• Population: 2,847,232
• Capital: Kingston
• Monetary unit: Jamaican dollar
• Languages: Englush, Jamaican, Creole
• Ethnicity/race: Black 90%, White 0,2 %, East Indian 1,3%, Chinese 0,2%, mixed 7,3%, other 0,1%
• Religions: most people are protestant 61,3%
• National holiday: Independence day August 6
• Industries: Tourism, cement, metal, paper, chemical products, tele-communication
• Agriculture: sugarcane, bananas, coffee, citrus, yams, ackees, vegetables; poultry, goats, milk; crustaceans, mollusks
Jamaica shortfacts
SvaraRaderaThe capital of Jamaica is Kingston and there's 590,500 people living there. The population is 2.7 million people in the country. Monetary unit are Jamaican dollar and the country area is 10,991 sq km. They have English as Major language but many people speak the local language patois.
Jamaica is an island in the West Indies. It is south of Cuba and west of Haiti. They also have the blue mountains, a group of volcanic hills, on the east side and the island is split into 14 parishes. The climate is warm and humid but on the hills it is cooler and drier.
Bruce Golding is the prime minister in Jamaica and was sworn in September 2007. Mr Golding pledged to tackle crime and corruption, draft a new charter of fundamental rights, and give more independence to Jamaica's central bank. Before him there have been Portia Simpson-Miller (2006-2007) the first woman to lead Jamaica's government, Edward Seaga (1974-2002) Mr Golding's father (2002-2006)
Mr Golding's father was elected to parliament at the age of 24, back then he was the youngest ever to be elected to parliament. He made a good career there and became secretary general when Edward Seaga took the leadership. He claimed the leadership in 2002 when Seaga stepped down. The country is ruled under a Constitutional parliamentary democracy.
Jamaica music & culture
SvaraRaderaJamaica is famous for being the greatest in the world with their reggae music and it expresses through its music, food and rich culture mix.
Bob Marley is one of the greatest reggae artist in the country. He is a big ikon in the Rastafarian culture and has spreed it over the world.
In Jamaica they eat a lot of fish, beans, rise, chicken and a lot of vegetables. The food is often well spiced. Red stripe is a world known beer and they drink a lot of (rum???) too.
Jamaica's culture is very wildly spreed because of all the slaves from different countrys the British government brought in to the country.
Jamaica history
SvaraRaderaIn the middle of 1500 Jamaica was a sanctuary for Caribbean pirates. The greatest pirate den was in Port Royal. The English admiral William Penn and the general Robert Venables chased away the last Spaniards from Jamaica in 1655 and under their first 200 years of rule Jamaica became one of the world's greatest countries in sugar-export and it was also a slave-depending settlement.
The British people imported many Asian and African slaves under their rule and in 1775 there were 192,787 slaves in the country and then many people in Britannia and Europe fought for the freedom of the slaves. In 1808 the abolition of slavery was done. But even if they weren't slaves anymore they weren't accepted. They worked on the same plantations and had the same boss, the system was a big failure.
In 1930 the Jamaican Marcus Garvey made a back-to-Africa operation in North America. Groupes in Jamaica separated from “the white society” made their own society so they could live like true Africans until they could go back to Africa. They called themselves Rastafarian's. In the beginning of 1970 the Rastafarian expanded considerably in the universal marketing through Rastafarian reggae artists.
Jamaica got independent from Britain in 1962. The bad economy made Jamaica a violent country and the tourism went down.
Jamaica Tourist Attractions
SvaraRaderaThe north and west side has many fine beaches and is the focus of the tourism. Jamaica has the greenest fields and the finest mountains in the Caribbean. They also have beautiful waterfalls and coral reefs, exciting colony-history, colourful music and fantastic coffee. The beautiful island has more to look at than you have time with in a few weeks.
One of the most popular day-attractions is to travel down Martha Brae River in a bamboo raft. It's no violent rafting, it goes in a slow speed with a guide who is used to it. The river connects with the ocean in Luminous Lagoon where strange phenomenan happens in nighttime. Where the freshwater and saltwater meets, the perfect conditions for a really old single-celled organism called dinoflagellate is made. In the bay the accumulation of dinoflagellates is unusually large, resulting in a fantastic show of bioluminescence. When the water moves it teases the dinoflagellates and they start to sparkle in blue-green and looks like small diamonds. Every fish and swimmer that moves in the water is lit by small lanterns. It really beautiful.
Jamaica has many good festivals and carnivals like Bob Marley's Birthday Bash, where they celebrate the reggae father in February, one yearly carnival and the parade on their independence Day. The National Dance Theater Company is famous for their very good dancers, when Jamaica Philharmonics stands for the classic part of the entertainment.
Jamaica A Famous Person
SvaraRaderaBob Marley was born in St Ann, Jamaica in 1945. His birth name was Robert Nesta Marley. When Robert grew up he was often bullied because he had a black mother and a white father but he didn't listen to them. His father left his mother and himself when he was newborn but he sent money to them. This money wasn't enough. He and his mother often moved because of temporary works was all his mother could get. When Robert was 10 his father died in a heart attack and left them with no money at all. They had hope that the capital Kingston could turn their luck around but for so many people before it didn't get better. But not many people moved back to the countryside. Most of them moved to ghettos like Jonestown or Trenchtown.
When Robert grew up he made some good friends, Bunny Livingstone and Peter Tosh. Later they started a band called the Wailing Wailers but after a while all three wanted solo careers. Later in life he married Rita Anderson, and got five kids with her. All together Robert got thirteen kids with nine different women. In 1981 Robert died in cancer in Florida. He was 36 years old.