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Town / Village: The Statistical Institute of Jamaica considers an urban area to be any area with 2,000 or more residents. [8] A town would generally be considered to be ranked as a higher populated urban area, and a village as a minor urban area.
The result was a landslide victory for the ruling Jamaica Labour Party, [4] which received 57% of the vote and won 49 seats; the People's National Party remained the opposition party, losing 16 seats. [5] Amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2019–2020 dengue fever epidemic, voter turnout was only 38%, [6] the lowest in an election since 1983. [7]
Saint Thomas, once known as Saint Thomas in the East, is a suburban parish situated at the south eastern end of Jamaica, within the county of Surrey. It is the birthplace of Paul Bogle, designated in 1969 as one of Jamaica's seven National Heroes. Morant Bay, its chief town and capital, is the site of the Morant Bay Rebellion in 1865, of which Bogle was a leader.
Jamaica Beach is a city in Galveston County, Texas, United States on Galveston Island. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 1,078. the city is bordered by Galveston to the east and west, the east bay on the north and the Gulf of Mexico to the south.
Jamaican English, including Jamaican Standard English, is a variety of English native to Jamaica and is the official language of the country. [1] A distinction exists between Jamaican English and Jamaican Patois (a creole language ), though not entirely a sharp distinction so much as a gradual continuum between two extremes. [2] Jamaican English tends to follow British English spelling ...
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 kilometres (4,240 sq mi), it is the third largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola —of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. [11] Jamaica lies about 145 km (90 mi) south ...
The National Historic Landmarks in Boston are spread out over many neighborhoods, from the waterfront to Jamaica Plain. Landmark name Image ... Beacon Hill Also known ...
This visceral sensory pleasure acted as an auditory beacon, redefining musical experience. Jamaica was one of the first cultures to pioneer the concept of remixing. As a result, production level and sound system quality were critical to Jamaica's budding music industry.