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Pages in category "Companies based in Kingston, Jamaica" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Air Jamaica was headquartered in Kingston. [30] The idea of making Jamaica an International Financial Centre has also been proposed as a way to boost the city's financial sector and create more jobs, especially for professionals such as accountants and lawyers. [31] The city's major industries include tourism, apparel manufacturing, and shipping.
Tivoli Gardens was developed in West Kingston, Jamaica, between 1963 [3] and 1965 [4] by demolishing and redeveloping the area of the Rastafarian settlement Back-O-Wall. [5] The area was notorious in the 1950s as the worst slum in the Caribbean, where "three communal standpipes and two public bathrooms served a population of well over 5,000 people."
Afro-Jamaicans are Jamaicans of predominantly African descent. They represent the largest ethnic group in the country. [2]The ethnogenesis of the Black Jamaican people stemmed from the Atlantic slave trade of the 16th century, when enslaved Africans were transported as slaves to Jamaica and other parts of the Americas. [3]
West Kingston is an area of Kingston, Jamaica, that includes the communities of Tivoli Gardens and Denham Town. It is known for violence, [ 1 ] gangs , [ 2 ] and reggae musicians who have emerged from the area.
West Kingston is dominated by the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) which has held the seat continuously since 1955. JLP Prime Ministers Alexander Bustamante , Hugh Shearer , Edward Seaga and Bruce Golding all represented the seat at one time or another, although Bustamante and Shearer did not represent the constituency during their premierships.
West Kingston, Jamaica, section of Kingston, Jamaica This page was last edited on 18 September 2018, at 07:46 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
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