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Cross Roads is a primarily commercial neighbourhood of Kingston, Jamaica. [1] It is centered on the intersection of five major roads: Slipe Road, Half Way Tree Road, Old Hope Road, Caledonia Avenue and Marescaux Road. [2] It is perhaps the geographical centre of Kingston. [3]
Rockfort was a centre for Jamaican popular music, [2] where it became associated with Rastafari, thanks to the activities of Count Ossie.Others who have performed and lived in the area were Horace Andy, Don Drummond, [3] Johnny Moore, and Tommy McCook. [4]
Trench Town (also Trenchtown) is a neighbourhood located in the parish of St. Andrew, part of which is in Kingston, the capital and largest city of Jamaica.Today Trench Town is the location of the Trench Town Culture Yard Museum, a National Heritage Site presenting the unique history and contribution of Trench Town to Jamaica.
Maiden Cay's mini-beach has served as a hotspot for recreation and socialization amongst Kingston locals and tourists for decades. [3] [4] During Jamaica's "holiday season" (Summer and Christmas) it is common for Jamaican socialites to bring boats out to Maiden Cay, docking in a circular formation encircling the islet, and treat the main beach as a social hub.
Rockfort, [a] located east of Kingston, Jamaica, [1] in an area previously known as Harbour Head, [2] is the ruins of a 17th century rock fort that was once surrounded by a moat. [3] First the site of a British rock fort, [ 1 ] it was fortified in 1694 to protect the eastern edge of Kingston against an invasion by the French.
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, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island.
Mona is a neighbourhood in southeastern Saint Andrew Parish, approximately eight kilometres from Kingston, Jamaica. A former sugarcane plantation , it is the site of a reservoir serving the city of Kingston and the main campus of the University of the West Indies .
Half Way Tree is a neighbourhood in the city of Kingston, Jamaica.It is the parish capital of St. Andrew. [1]Half Way Tree is served by the Kingston 10 post office. [2]In recent years, as a result of crime and violence in Downtown Kingston and Cross Roads, Half Way Tree has overtaken these areas as the central hub of the capital, Kingston and, perhaps, the busiest thoroughfare in the city.