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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Jamaica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Jamaica is almost entirely fl, with the majority of the population being descendants of African-imported slaves.
		Jamaica slowly gained increasing independence from the United Kingdom, and in 1958 Jamaica became a province in the Federation of the West Indies, a federation between all the British West Indies.
		The Parliament of Jamaica is bicameral, consisting of the House of Representatives(Lower House) and the Senate(Upper House).
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Jamaica (1417 words)

	Jamaica -- History & Culture Part 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Jamaica reached its peak under British rule in the eighteenth century when it was the world’s largest producer of sugar and a strategically important military base.
		Jamaica’s sugar industry was established in 1664 by Governor Modyford and soon became the island’s principal industry.
		Nevertheless, Jamaica was a "sugar island" in the prestige of the sugar grower and in the overwhelming proportion of sugar and rum in Jamaican exports.
	www.it4biz.com /omnibus/Ja/jahc2.htm (3089 words)

	Jamaica Culture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Jamaica's culture is also accompanied by the folk music of the island.
		Jamaica's folk music is said to have its origin in West Africa, meaning it is both African and Jamaican.
		Jamaica is known to have the most churches per square mile than any other country.
	www.everytingjamaican.com /jamaica/jamaica/1 (333 words)

	WorldTravelGate.net® - Culture of Jamaica, Caribbean.
		And so it is, with waterfalls, and springs, rivers and streams flowing from the forest-clad mountains to the fertile plains, Jamaica has one of the richest and most varied landscapes in the region.
		Jamaica's main exports (other than tourism) are sugar, citrus fruits, bananas, spices, and world-famous Blue Mountain coffee.
		Popular culture is heavily influenced by the African heritage, while formal behaviour is unmistakably British in style.
	www.americatravelling.net /caribbean/jamaica/jamaica_culture.htm (712 words)

	Jamaica Negril Culture
		LOCATED south of Cuba and west of Hispaniola, Jamaica is slightly larger than the island of Hawaii.
		The population of Jamaica consists mostly of descendants of African fls, plus several small East Indian, Chinese, and European minorities.
		Jamaica considers the late Marley a national folk hero; the world remembers him as a guru and a prophet, the undisputed King of Reggae.
	www.negril-hotels.com /negril-our_culture.html (498 words)

	Jamaica History & Jamaica Culture \| iExplore.com
		Jamaica is one of the world’s largest producers of bauxite, which accounts for half of the country’s export earnings, but, despite expanding production, low world prices and falling demand have kept revenues static.
		The process was supervised by the IMF and aimed principally at reducing Jamaica’s large debt burden.
		Jamaica is a member of the Caribbean trading bloc, CARICOM, and of the Inter-American Development Bank.
	www.iexplore.com /dmap/Jamaica/History (868 words)

	Caribbean Adventures: Jamaica - Culture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Later, in 1655, 6,000 British troops were moved into Jamaica to counter Spain's claim of the land.
		After years of raiding Spanish colonies and eventually instituting England's claim to Jamaica, Port Royal was hit with a severe earthquake and more than half of the town slid into the harbor.
		When Britain abolished slavery in the late 1800s, the population of Jamaica consisted of roughly 300,000 African slaves and 20,000 whites.
	www.greatcaribbeanadventures.com /jamaica/culture.html (227 words)

	Jamaica people and culture
		This peculiar mix of cultures all living together peacefully on a beautiful island paradise has synthesized over time into a remarkably diverse setting for visitors.
		And even though the official language of the island has been English for over 300 years and the dialect spoken today on the island is drawn from English, it is so unique that it needs to be “interpreted” to be fully understood.
		With this diverse population approaching 3 million people, there is plenty to experience in Jamaica that is found nowhere else in the world.
	www.internationalcircuit.com /jamaica/culture.php (176 words)

	News Search: jamaica culture
		Culture's train bound to glory Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller yesterday promised to live up to the expectations of late reggae stalwart Joseph 'Culture' Hill, who some years ago in an interview on one of...
		Jamaica's ambassador of culture, the late Louise Bennett-Coverley, in Toronto, Canada, earlier this year.
		Miller and Osborne Television Jamaica, a member of the RJR Communications Group, has licensed its entertainment programmes, Entertainment Report and ER2, for broadcast on British Sky Broadcasting television...
	www.topix.net /search?q=jamaica+culture (742 words)

	The Culture of Jamaica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The culture of Jamaica has been deeply influenced by the disparate societies that at various times colonized the island.
		The indigenous Arawak never rooted their culture in Jamaica, because they were largely wiped out by disease introduced by Spanish settlers.
		For his cultural contributions, Marley received Jamaica's third highest national honor -- the Order of Merit -- and was posthumously enshrined in the American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the late 1990s.
	www.globalvolunteers.org /1main/jamaica/jamaicaculture.htm (1187 words)

	Trenchtown, Jamaica - Caribbean Culture
		Jamaica has always had its fair share of working poor - fishermen, farmers and merchants who lived in small shacks and huts with their families.
		The homes had no sewer systems, and quickly became a dirty, crowded area that baked in the summer and was cold and dark in the winter.
		In the meantime, those who controlled the wealth of Jamaica enjoyed the resort beaches and fine lifestyle that centuries of sugar plantation exploitation had brought them.
	www.bellaonline.com /articles/art2326.asp (285 words)

	Jamaican Culture : Jamaica Vacations Jamaica Villa Rentals
		The best known side of Jamaican culture is reggae music, and the Rastafarians who are recognized all over the world for playing what is a distinctively syncopated style that arose from another jamaican sound, ska.
		Jamaica is known as the birthplace of many popular musical genres including raggamuffin, ska, reggae and dub.
		Jamaica's music culture is a fusion of elements from the United States of America with its RandB, rock and roll, soul, Africa and neighbouring Caribbean islands such as Trinidad with its calypso.
	www.jamaicaplacestostay.com /about/jamaica-culture.cfm (665 words)

	Jamaica Culture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Thumping, infectious and passionate sounds are the trademarks of Reggae, Jamaica’s most internationally recognized music and the heartbeat of our people.
		Although this is Jamaica’s music, its origins are in the villages of Africa where our forefathers mourned the passing of an ancestor, heralded the birth of a son or celebrated the end of a harvest with song and dance.
		Jamaica’s traditional music is rich – heavy with the substance of our collective experiences, struggles for personal freedom and independent nationhood.
	www.knowthecaribbean.com /jamaica-culture.htm (920 words)

	Jamaica's ganja study (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In Jamaica, from the 1800's until the early years of the 20th century, ganja was an unregulated herb widely used as medicine, intoxicant, and religious sacrament.
		Yet, the island's climate, culture, and topography are ideal for ganja cultivation, and Jamaica has become famous for potent outdoor marijuana, reggae music, and herb-infused Rastafarian religion.
		The US put a naval and aerial blockade around Jamaica during the 1970's and 80's, unsuccessfully seeking to interdict megatons of baled and bricked Jamaican weed, much of which was being offloaded along Florida's coastline.
	www.cannabisculture.com /articles/2407.html (1524 words)

	Culture Articles (Jamaica)
		A new short Jamaica story by Pauline Binder about a mother, her daughter and a secret.
		In this months letter she explains the challenges of moving from a place where there is diversity to a place where the majority is Chinese.
		This month Kharl Daley show us that despite poverty, high cost of living, crimes and violence, many Jamaicans are experiencing tremendous successes against the evils and hardships of their communal society.
	www.jamaicans.com /culture/articles_culture/index.shtml (1151 words)

	Jamaica Culture
		Jamaica : Culture and Nature Accompong Maroon Towna Sovereign State within the Island of Jamaica.
		The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) is the multifaceted information agency of the Government of Jamaica that gathers and disseminates information on Government policies and programmeslocally and overseas.
		Jamaica Gleaner News at ever turn seven days a week featuring Jamaican SportsIsland BusinessHealthEducationCommentaryLetters Having been dispossessed by historyJamaica has used her culture to carve her story into the memory of is now a distinct thrust toward making Jamaica a mecca of culture
	www.monna.com /art/Cultures/Jamaica_Culture (814 words)

	Jamaica - Land of Wood and Water - Kingston - Montego Bay - Negril - Jamaica Tourism
		Jamaica is the third largest of the Caribbean islands, and the largest English-speaking island in the Caribbean Sea.
		The Queen is represented in Jamaica by the Governor-General.
		Jamaica's premier library for fostering and promoting the nation's knowledge of its history and heritage.
	www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/jamaica.htm (888 words)

	Jamaican Culture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		We have added 4 new poems: I am Jamaica…, Suffarin, He Is Humble and Feet.
		Jamaica has a unique culture where humor plays a major role in the way we express ourselves.
		Our regular Culture Channel writer, Margaret Bailey continues the series of her childhood memories with "Granny And I Go To A Session".
	www.jamaicans.com /culture/index.htm (962 words)

	Bits of Culture - Jamaica
		Couples often wait until their children are grown before marrying, and even then, they face the high cost of a ceremony and reception.
		Jamaica's most popular dish is jerk, a term that describes the process of cooking meats smothered in tongue-searing marinade, and barbecued slowly in an outdoor pit over a fire of pimento wood, which gives the meat its distinctive flavor.
		Meat dishes are accompanied by filling foods such as dumplings, sweet potatoes, yams, green bananas, breadfruit, rice and festival, which are fried flour sticks.
	www.mgh.harvard.edu /interpreters/b_jam.asp (539 words)

	SIGHTS IN JAMAICA. Beaches, Museums, Culture
		Jamaica is an island covered by intriguing historical sights and lush, tropical landscapes - you'll have to shape your time well.
		A train ride through the interior of Jamaica, with many interesting and unique stops along the way.
		One of the many "Great Houses" built by the family of Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
	www.ehi.com /travel/carib/jamaica/jamaica-beaches-museums-culture.htm (231 words)

	Economy of Jamaica, Culture of Jamaica, Jamaica History, Jamaica Flag, History of Jamaica
		However, Jamaica also has a rich tradition of Africa-derived popular culture, which is very dominant in the music and dance of this nation.
		Agriculture and Plantations have been the main occupation of the people here but the government is slowly diversifying the economy into mining, manufacturing, and tourism.
		Jamaica Political Map Country Profile of Jamaica Flag of Jamaica
	www.mapsofworld.com /country-profile/jamaica1.html (224 words)

	Culture & Travel \| Jamaica Air
		Chastanet, who is the airline’s senior vice president of marketing and sales, noted that several routes were recovering nicely due to a release of "pent up demand" and people were resuming their travel plans despite the recent warm weather in the United States.
		Air Jamaica serves Barbados with non-stop flights from New York and via the Montego Bay hub in Jamaica.
		Additionally, Air Jamaica is promoting new connecting services to the island of Tobago and the South American nation of Guyana.
	www.jahworks.org /travel/air_jamaica.html (446 words)

	Ministry of Education, Youth, and Culture -- Jamaica
		The Enhancement of Basic Schools Project, a Government of Jamaica (GoJ) and Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) joint undertaking, was launched in March 2003.
		The Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture (MOEYC) pays the teachers and a driver to administer the programme.
		Others are seeking assistance from the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, and other agencies to establish their own computer labs.
	www.moeyc.gov.jm /projects/bsp/index.htm (481 words)

	Wake the Town and Tell the People: Dancehall Culture in Jamaica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		I mean, this is a world that changes so rapidly that any attempts to document it have felt outdated even before their ink dried.
		Using many of the aspiring and established dancehall stars he befriended, Stolzoff illustrates the stages of a career as a performer in the dancehall economy-which is an actual economy that employs millions of Jamaicans in various capacities.
		I think this is definitely an important book and a complete must-read not only for fans of Jamaican music, but for anybody interested in the way that music and culture intersect with the daily lives of its participants.
	www.credit-mortgage-news.com /credit-books/isbn0822325144.html (568 words)

	Jamaica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Jamaica has the most unique people in the world.
		Read a detailed description of Jamaica's recent economic history and future prospects, and find a table of economic data for the years1988-1997.
		Jamaica Network Computer Facilitation Project identifies, transports, repairs, and distributes donated computers to the schools and community centers of Jamaica.
	edoutreach.wcu.edu /jamaica/jam.html (1016 words)

	eBay - culture jamaica, Music items on eBay.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Jamaica the Culture (Lands, Peoples, and Cultures), Amb
		NEW Jamaica the Culture by Amber Wilson (2004)
		Jamaica (Cultures of the World), Sean Sheehan, Angela B
	search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=culture+jamaica&...&krd=1 (214 words)

	Scotsman.com Heritage & Culture - Scotland-Jamaica connection
		In a family record obtained from Scotland, it was revealed that William was "late of Jamaica".
		He might have used Jamaica as a return port for the goods his ship would have carried.
		There was extensive trade between Jamaica and Scotland, and it is therefore logical that William often sailed to Scotland, and at some point, decided to settle there.
	heritage.scotsman.com /index.cfm?id=1275962006 (589 words)

	Travel and Culture: Jamaica Me Crazy
		Some people there carry things around on their heads in a very unique way: they wrap cloth around their heads and then place the object on top and position it so it stays balanced.
		One of my favorite things about Jamaica is the sugar cane because it is pure sugar.
		As you might guess, Jamaica is one of the most wonderful places, and I think you should make plans to go there soon.
	teenink.com /Past/2002/March/Travel/JamaicaMeCrazy.html (476 words)

	Gaming :: The Sub-Culture - Tech Jamaica - Jamaica's Technology Portal Forums
		Currently, in examining the countries where the HARDEST core gamers are found versus other cultures I find that hard core gaming can ony take place in the face of an economy which allows a culture of excess or luxury.
		The gaming culture down here started in the arcades (which are more or less dying now) and grew when those kids who played Street Fighter became adults who could afford PCs and consoles, and it will be perpetuated when those adults give their own kids games to play.
		Trinidad for starters, Jamaica soon to follow...then we gonna drag Barbados in ah dis and the rest of the caribbean.
	www.techjamaica.com /forums/showthread.php?t=2976 (1960 words)

	An Economic Assessment of Jamaica's Fish Culture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		It has been established that Jamaica has a strong neec for additional sources of cheap animal protein.
		The study reportechere established information relevant to decision-making about fish culture in Jamaica, delineated areas in which information deficiencies exist, and suggested means for obtaining information needed for decision-making.
		Interest rates are high in Jamaica, and are not likely to be reduced soon in view of capital outflows.
	www.ag.auburn.edu /fish/icaae/pub19.htm (411 words)

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