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13,671. Time zone. UTC-5 (EST) Saint Ann's Bay is a settlement in Jamaica, the capital of Saint Ann Parish. It had a population of 10,961 at the 1991 census. [1] Musicians Floyd Lloyd and Burning Spear, and Hero of Jamaica Marcus Garvey were born in the town.
140/km 2 (370/sq mi) Saint Ann (Jamaican Creole: Sint An) is the largest parish in Jamaica. [2][notes 1] It is situated on the north coast of the island, in the county of Middlesex, roughly halfway between the eastern and western ends of the island. It is often called "the Garden Parish of Jamaica" on account of its natural floral beauty.
Ocho Rios Chapel, Jamaica (1850) [1] Ocho Rios (Spanish for "Eight Rivers") is a town in the parish of Saint Ann on the north coast of Jamaica, and is more widely referred to as Ochi by locals. Beginning as a sleepy fishing village, Ocho Rios has seen explosive growth in recent decades to become a popular tourist destination featuring duty-free ...
Runaway Bay, Jamaica. Coordinates: 18°28′N 77°20′W. Runaway Bay skyline. Runaway Bay is a town in Saint Ann Parish on the northern coast of Jamaica and is considered one of the most naturally beautiful places on the island. It is a notable tourist destination located 16 km (9.9 mi) west of Ocho Rios, [1] and slightly east of Discovery Bay ...
History of Jamaica. The Caribbean Island of Jamaica was initially inhabited in approximately 600 AD or 650 AD by the Redware people, often associated with redware pottery. [1][2][3] By roughly 800 AD, a second wave of inhabitants occurred by the Arawak tribes, including the Tainos, prior to the arrival of Columbus in 1494. [1]
Opened. c. 1795. Closed. Unknown. The Old Jail in Saint Ann's Bay is said to have been the very first prison in Jamaica. [1] Built as a fort c. 1750, it was declared useless in 1795 as the sea was encroaching. [2] It was then converted into a jail and house of correction. [2] The jail had solitary cells, a treadmill, a separate room for ...
Brown's Town is located in northwest St Ann in the Dry Harbour Mountains. [5] The town is about 12.87 km (8 mi) from the island's north coast. [5] The ugli fruit was first discovered in 1914 growing wild near the town. [6] One notable region is called Tobolski, [7] which was once the site of bauxite mining.
Columbus returned to Jamaica during his fourth voyage to the Americas. He had been sailing around the Caribbean nearly a year when a storm beached his ships in St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica, on June 25, 1503. [9] For a year Columbus and his men remained stranded on Jamaica. A Spaniard, Diego Mendez, and some natives paddled a canoe to get help from ...