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Jamaica Observer. May 4, 2005. Eaton, George E. Alexander Bustamante and Modern Jamaica. Paperback ed. Kingston: LMH Publishers, 1995. ISBN 976-610-191-4 "JALGO Working Towards Better Benefits For Workers." Jamaica Gleaner. November 21, 2000. "Jamaica: Government to Reconsider Controversial Law." Inter Press Service. September 17, 1987.
On the Ground News Reports (OGNR, stylised OG.NR) is a citizen journalism news platform that collects, validates and distributes user-generated news in short form (250 words or less) from Jamaica and around the world. Citizen Reporters, along with professional editors provide regular reports from the ground.
The Kingston and Saint Andrew Corporation (KSAC) is a unit of local government in Jamaica. It was formed in 1923 when the parishes of Saint Andrew and Kingston were administratively merged. [ 1 ] It is divided into 15 Political Constituencies, which are further subdivided into 40 Electoral Divisions.
The Jamaica Rural Police Force (JRPF), also known as the District Constable (D.C.), is an auxiliary police force that supports the Jamaica Constabulary Force. [1] District constables are appointed by the Commissioner of Police and are attached to a specific police station. Both men and women can serve can be chosen to work as a district constable.
Jamaica despatch, and Kingston chronicle ceased between 1839 and 1841, OCLC 18324191; Jamaica Courant, OCLC 793908775; Abeng, weekly newspaper published in 1969; Daily News, daily newspaper published from May 1973 to April 1983 [7] [8] Weekly Jamaica Courant, weekly newspaper published in Kingston, Jamaica, 1718–1755
The 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 structure for the Colony of Jamaica developed slowly. However, since 1 May 1867, Jamaica has been divided into the current fourteen parishes. These were retained after independence ...
The government passed an act to transfer the government offices to Kingston from Spanish Town, which occurred in 1872. [12] In 1882, there was a large fire in Kingston. [ 17 ] In 1892, electricity first came to Jamaica, when it was supplied from a coal-burning steam-generating plant on Gold Street in Kingston.
On October 8, 1984, the Seaga government made the Jamaica Press (JAMPRESS) News Agency, which had been suspended since 1980, its official news outlet. JAMPRESS replaced the news-gathering function of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) and the print news and photography functions of the JIS were turned over to JAMPRESS.