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2. Jamaica Constabulary Force - Wikipedia

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   The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) was established by Law 8 of 1867, during the period of British colonialism in Jamaica. The JCF was intended to be a civil body with a military structure. [1] In 1948, it was reported that the JCF was split into three branches: the Uniformed Branch, Water Police, and Detectives. [2]

3. Andrew Holness - Wikipedia

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   Alma mater. University of the West Indies. Andrew Michael Holness, ON PC (born 22 July 1972) is a Jamaican politician, who has been the prime minister of Jamaica since 3 March 2016, following the 2016 Jamaican general election. [1] He is leader of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP). Holness previously served as prime minister from 23 October 2011 ...

4. Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica - Wikipedia

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   Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica. Saint Mary is a parish located in the northeast section of Jamaica. With a population of 114,227 [1] it is one of Jamaica's smallest parishes, located in the county of Middlesex. Its chief town and capital is Port Maria, located on the coast. The parish is the birthplace of established dancehall reggae artists ...

5. Indo-Jamaicans - Wikipedia

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   History. Due to deteriorating socioeconomic conditions in British India, more than 36,000 Indians came to British Jamaica as indentured labourers under the Indian indenture system between 1845 and 1917, mostly from Bhojpur and Awadh in the Hindi Belt as well as other parts of North India.

6. Economy of Jamaica - Wikipedia

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   The economy of Jamaica is heavily reliant on services, accounting for 71% of the country's GDP. [17] Jamaica has natural resources and a climate conducive to agriculture and tourism. The discovery of bauxite in the 1940s and the subsequent establishment of the bauxite-alumina industry shifted Jamaica's economy from sugar, and bananas.

7. Jamaica - Wikipedia

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   Jamaica ( / dʒəˈmeɪkə / ⓘ jə-MAY-kə; Jamaican Patois: Jumieka [dʒʌˈmie̯ka]) is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At 10,990 square kilometres (4,240 sq mi), it is the third largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola —of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. [11] Jamaica lies about 145 km (90 mi) south ...