Jamaica
CAPITAL: Kingston
FLAG: Two diagonal yellow gold bars forming a saltire divide the flag into four triangular panels. The two side panels are black, and the top and bottom panels are green.
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Jamaica
Located in the northwestern Caribbean, Jamaica is the third largest island in the Greater Antilles. It is located 145 kilometers (ninety miles) south of Cuba and some 161 kilometers (100 miles...
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Area: 10,991 sq km (4,244 sq mi)Population (2006 est.): 2,667,000Capital:
Kingston
Chief of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by
Governors-General Sir Howard
Cooke and, from February 15, Ke...
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Jamaican officials plan to open a tourism training school as part of a campaign to reverse a downturn in visitors to the Caribbean island, including from the key U.S. market."The (tourism) industry...
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Hurricane Dean pummeled Jamaica with gusting winds and torrential rains Sunday after the prime minister made a last-minute plea for residents to abandon their homes and head for shelter. Many resid...
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When Portia Simpson Miller became their first female prime minister Jamaicans celebrated in the streets, hailing "Sista P" as a warmhearted champion of the poor.Just nine months later, much of her ...
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Both sides predicted victory Monday as Jamaica's first female prime minister sought to win her first general election and her main opponent hoped to end the ruling party's 18-year hold on power.Pri...
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The death of Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer is being treated as "suspicious" by police.During a late-night news conference at the team's hotel Tuesday night, deputy police commissioner Mark Shi...
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In an unusual arrangement, the City Council on Thursday voted to let a Long Island City business take advantage of tax breaks that usually go along with the Empire Zone in Jamaica.The concept of t...
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