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  2. Lagetta lagetto - Wikipedia

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    In Jamaica, harvesting was mainly carried out by men, while production of objects from lacebark was the prerogative of women. As a textile, lacebark is soft and may be readily dyed or stained. [ 3 ] In 1883, the French naturalist Félix-Archimède Pouchet wrote that lacebark was "as fine as our muslin and even takes its place in the toilet of ...

  3. Jamaican Free Zones - Wikipedia

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    The Jamaican Free Zones are a government free trade zone initiative in Jamaica.Designed to encourage foreign investment and international trade, businesses operating within these zones have no tax on their profits, and are exempted from customs duties on imports and exports (capital goods, raw materials, construction materials, and office equipment) and import licensing requirements.

  4. Half Way Tree - Wikipedia

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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.

  5. Norbrook - Wikipedia

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    Norbrook is an upscale neighbourhood of the Kingston Metropolitan Area of Jamaica, with approximately 15,000 residents and is an important residential, shopping and commercial centre of the city itself. Norbrook is regarded as anywhere from the Immaculate Conception High School (in the South) to about 100m up "The Hill" (in the North).

  6. Sabina Park - Wikipedia

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    Probably the daughter of Elizabeth Pinnock, "a free Negro woman" by Oliver Hall, born 05/02/1762 and baptised 16/06/1762 in Kingston, Jamaica. In her will she manumitted several enslaved people and divided her property between her nieces and her two sons, adding "All my wearing apparel to be equally divided among my slave relations."

  7. Category:Neighbourhoods in Kingston, Jamaica - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Neighbourhoods in Kingston, Jamaica" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.

  8. Embassy of Japan, Kingston - Wikipedia

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    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]

  9. Rockfort (Kingston, Jamaica) - Wikipedia

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    Rockfort is a community in Kingston, Jamaica that is bounded by Long Mountain range to the north, the sea and Springfield Gardens to the south, Mountain View and Rollington Town to the west, and Harbour View to the east. [1]