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St. Mary-Location and Geography – Celebrating Jamaica 55

WEBSt. Mary-Location and Geography. Location. North-eastern Jamaica, bordered on the west by St. Ann, on the east by Portland, and on the south by St. Andrew. Area. …

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St. James-History – Celebrating Jamaica 55

WEBSt. James-History. St. James was one of the second group of parishes formed in Jamaica and is said to have been named by Sir Thomas Modyford in about 1655, for the Duke of …

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Bruce Golding – Celebrating Jamaica 55

WEBSeptember 11, 2007 – October 23, 2011. Bruce Golding took office as Jamaica’s eighth Prime Minister on September 11, 2007, following victory by the Jamaica Labour Party …

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Westmoreland-History – Celebrating Jamaica 55

WEBThe history of Westmoreland is quite vivid and interesting, more so because the major towns have their individual and unique histories and legacies that all contribute …

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St. Thomas-Hospital and Health Centers – Celebrating …

WEBSt. Thomas-Hospital and Health Centers. The Princess Margaret Hospital in Morant Bay is the only public general hospital in St. Thomas. There are 17 health centres.

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St. Mary-Industry and Investments – Celebrating Jamaica 55

WEBSt. Mary is a large producer of bananas, sugar cane, citrus, cocoa and pimento. It is said that virtually every crop thrives here. St. Mary has benefited from …

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Portland – Health – Celebrating Jamaica 55

WEBThere are sixteen health centres in Portland. There is a community hospital at Buff Bay and a public hospital at Port Antonio.

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St. Ann – Health – Celebrating Jamaica 55

WEBThere are 25 Health Centres in St. Ann. The St. Ann’s bay Hospital is the only Type B Hospital in the parish and the average bed complement is 139.

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Profiles: St. Thomas – Celebrating Jamaica 55

WEBThe Princess Margaret Hospital in Morant Bay is the only public general hospital in St. Thomas. There are 17 health centres.

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Miss Jamaica – Celebrating Jamaica 55

WEBThe Miss Jamaica World Pageant isJamaica’s most prestigious and longest running national beauty pageant with roots going as far back as 1976.

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Trelawny – Main Towns – Celebrating Jamaica 55

WEBTrelawny – Main Towns. Martha Brae. This was the parish’s first capital. Its history dates back to the days of the Spanish occupation and was supposedly the site of …

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St. Catherine – Monuments and Historic Buildings

WEBEstablished on April 17, 1864 under, “An act for the ferry between St. Catherine and St. Andrew”, the Ferry Inn was first built as “a tavern or victualling-house near the Ferry. It …

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Trelawny – History (Part 1) – Celebrating Jamaica 55

WEBTrelawny – History (Part 1) Trelawny originates out of St. James, which was a large parish on the northwestern coast of Jamaica during the early 18th century. In the …

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Miss Jamaica Winners – Celebrating Jamaica 55

WEBMiss Jamaica Winners. The Miss Jamaica World Pageant isJamaica’s most prestigious and longest running national beauty pageant with roots going as far back as …

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Kingston & St. Andrew History – Celebrating Jamaica 55

WEBIn 1923, Kingston and St. Andrew were amalgamated to create the Corporate Area of Kingston and St. Andrew. Kingston is reckoned as one of the fourteen parishes while …

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Clarendon – History – Celebrating Jamaica 55

WEBIn 1662, approximately 500 people lived in the parish of Clarendon. Sugar estates were developed along the Rio Minho valley and many places in this region still …

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Manchester-Industry and Investment – Celebrating Jamaica 55

WEBBauxite. Bauxite was discovered in Manchester in 1942 and the industry has been largely credited with the development of the parish. Over 4000 persons are …

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Hugh Shearer – Celebrating Jamaica 55

WEBShearer was part of the family dynasty which dominated Jamaican politics from 1944 and through the first 25 years of independence, following in the footsteps of …

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Portia Simpson Miller – Celebrating Jamaica 55

WEBMarch 30, 2006 – September 11, 2007, January 5, 2012 – March 3, 2016. Portia Simpson Miller, the nation’s seventh Prime Minister, was installed for the second time, on January …

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