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"Head-Quarter House, Kingston", illustration of article "Cast-away in Jamaica" by W.E. Sewell, in Harper's Magazine, January 1861. Hibbert House. Headquarters House or "Hibbert House", as it was known up to the time of the owner's death, stands as a reminder of the wealth and power of the Kingston merchants in their glory days.
The Embassy of Japan in Kingston is the official diplomatic mission of Japan in Jamaica, and is also accredited to Belize and The Bahamas. Its current ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary is Yasuhiro Atsumi. [1] The embassy sponsors cultural events such as cosplay competitions [2] and film festivals. [3]
This is a list of diplomatic missions in Jamaica. There are currently 27 embassies/high commissions posted in Kingston . Embassies/High Commissions in Kingston
Gordon House (or George William Gordon House) is the meeting place of the Jamaica Parliament, located at 81 Duke Street in Kingston, close to the old parliament building headquarters. The house serves as the meeting place of both the Senate and the House of Representatives since independence on August 6, 1962 [1]
This is a list of diplomatic missions of Jamaica. Jamaica has a modest number of diplomatic missions in the world, even within its own peripheral region of the Caribbean , and they are maintained under the umbrella of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade .
Kingston East and Port Royal is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Representatives of the Jamaican Parliament. [1] It elects one Member of Parliament MP by the first past the post system of election. It is one of the original 32 Parliamentary seats. [2] Its most prominent MP was former Prime Minister Michael Manley.
By the year 1690, the first official residence in Jamaica (for use by the governors of Jamaica) was in Port Royal. Another was constructed in Spanish Town in 1762. [ 1 ] When Kingston became the capital of Jamaica in 1872, a new official residence (called King's House) was constructed at the former home of the Anglican lord bishop of the ...
Portrait of Frederick Douglass in the D.C. Recorder of Deeds Building. Frederick Douglass was the first recorder of deeds for the District of Columbia.. Recorder of deeds or deeds registry is a government office tasked with maintaining public records and documents, especially records relating to real estate ownership that provide persons other than the owner of a property with real rights over ...