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1870 – Legislative Council of British Jamaica moves to Headquarters House. [2] 1872 Capital of British Jamaica relocated to Kingston from Spanish Town. [17] [3] Victoria Market built on site of "Sunday/Negro market." [18] Jamaica Club founded. [2] 1879 – Institute of Jamaica [19] and Sugar Wharf established. [20] 1881 Population: 36,846. [21]
Entry stamp of Jamaica Visitors to Jamaica must obtain a visa from one of the Jamaican diplomatic missions or in certain cases from one of the United Kingdom diplomatic missions unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries or citizens who may obtain a visa on arrival.
The Baptist War, as it was known, became the largest slave uprising in the British West Indies, [83] lasting 10 days and mobilised as many as 60,000 of Jamaica's 300,000 slave population. [ 84 ] The rebellion was suppressed by British forces, under the control of Sir Willoughby Cotton , [ 85 ] but the death toll on both sides was high.
The first English overseas colonies started in 1556 with the plantations of Ireland after the Tudor conquest of Ireland.One such overseas joint stock colony was established in the late 1560s, at Kerrycurrihy near Cork city [16] Several people who helped establish colonies in Ireland also later played a part in the early colonisation of North America, particularly a group known as the West ...
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area Jamaica: Visa not required [136] 180 days Japan: Visa not required 90 days Jordan: Free visa on arrival [137] [138] Visa can be obtained upon arrival, it will cost a total of 40 JOD, obtainable at most international ports of entry and land border crossings (except King Hussein/Allenby Bridge)
Aruba passport stamp (background: Independence Hall, Philadelphia, US) Curaçao entry stamp Sint Maarten entry stamp. A common visa exists since the end of 2010 for the territories of Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten (landen (English: countries) within the Kingdom) and the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, which are part of the country the Netherlands) which form together ...
In 1873, the islands were then made into a dependency of Jamaica with a commissioner and a legislative board. In 1959, the islands were made more autonomous along the lines of the Cayman Islands with the Governor of Jamaica having reserve powers over the Turks and Caicos Islands. This relationship ceased when Jamaica obtained independence in 1962.
This is a list of viceroys in Jamaica from its initial occupation by Spain in 1509, to its independence from the United Kingdom in 1962. For a list of viceroys after independence, see Governor-General of Jamaica. For context, see History of Jamaica.