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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.
The zones were described in a press release of Jamaica Post 18 July 2005, [6] the encoding of the post offices one week later on 25 July 2005. [7] The four zones into which the parishes are divided does not correspond with the traditional division of parishes into counties. The parish codes are as follows. Zone A parishes Kingston: KN; St ...
Cross Roads. 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]
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. Kingston is the largest English-speaking city south of the ...
St. Andrew was one of the first parishes to be established by law in 1867. Before being established, it was known as Liguanea. St Andrew is located at 18°01′N 76°54′W and covers an area of 455 km 2 (176 sq mi). The parish lies just north of Kingston, bounded in the west by St. Catherine, north by St. Mary, northeast by Portland along the ...
L. Barrington Smith. A 1940 Barrington Smith cover. Lloyd Barrington Smith (1917 – 8 April 1992) [1] was a Jamaican stamp dealer who is known for his patriotic covers supporting the allies during the Second World War. [2]
The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) is the government-owned public transport service operating within the Kingston Metropolitan Transport Region (KMTR), Spanish Town and Portmore. The company is headquartered in Spanish Town with its primary hubs being: Half Way Tree Transport Centre (in Half Way Tree, Saint Andrew); North, West and South ...
Port Royal. Port Royal is a town located at the end of the Palisadoes, at the mouth of Kingston Harbour, in southeastern Jamaica. Founded in 1494 by the Spanish, it was once the largest and most prosperous city in the Caribbean, functioning as the centre of shipping and commerce in the Caribbean Sea by the latter half of the 17th century. [1]