Jamaica
Jamaica travel and tourism information & guide on vacation spots and destinations in Jamaica. Jamaica is a nation in the West Indies and lies on the third-largest island in the Caribbean. South of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the country of Jamaica is barely larger than Hawaii. Jamaica's capital is Kingston and its landscape is mostly highland, with higher elevations in the Blue Mountains to the east. The soil on the island contains limestone, make agricultural efforts difficult. Rainwater does not stay on the surface, but rather soaks into the stone quickly. The islands have some larger rivers, but the Black. River is the only one navigable. Jamaica enjoys great vegetation diversity, although clearing has taken place.
Jamaican People: Traditions, Art and Culture
The Jamican people have a rich and varied culture. Read on to find out about their food, music, religion and language.
Jamaican Food Recipes
Looking for a delicious tropical menu for your next party? Here are some Jamaican food recipes...
Jamaican Man Tries to Check Bomb-Making Kit onto Plane
It’s no joke: A man trying to hide bomb-making materials in his luggage was arrested this week at Orlando International Airport in Florida.
Reggae and Ska: An Important Role In Jamaican Culture And Music
Fans of Jamaica’s vital music scene have something to celebrate in the many lovingly detailed sites devoted to reggae and ska.
Early Jamaican Poll Results Favour Opposition
Jamaica's main opposition has won a narrow election victory, preliminary results indicated today.
Embattled Jamaican Pm Awaits Election Verdict
Jamaica went to the polls yesterday after a tight election campaign battered by a hurricane, political violence and economic woes.
Thousands Seek Shelter As Hurricane Dean Hits Jamaica
Thousands of Jamaicans were fleeing coastal areas last night as Hurricane Dean roared through the Caribbean and slammed into the island. The government declared a 48-hour curfew and a national emergency as offshore winds of 145mph and torrential rain reached land, triggering mudslides and threatening widespread destruction.
Who seh wi chat patwa (patois)?
Ras Dennis Jabari Reynolds author of ‘Jabari Authentic Jamaican Dictionary of the Jamic Language’ argues that Jamaicans do not speak Broken English, or patois, they speak Jamic.
Interesting Facts On Jamaica
As my punch phrase says, "Jamaica is not only about the scintillating beaches and the alluring reggae music, there are lots more". These interesting facts about Jamaica will indicate to you the true uniqueness of this blessed little rock in the Caribbean.
Jamaican Food - A Celebration of its' Diverse Culture!
You haven't savour your taste buds if you haven't had some of the palatable food from Jamaica! The famous Jamaican Jerk dishes are world renowned. Jamaican Patties also are internationally acclaimed. Here is a little insight into the food. [There is no secret formula :-)].
Savor The Secrets Of Jamaican Jerk Sauce
Jamaican Jerk is a special jerk type cooking offered from Jamaica to the rest of the world. The combination of spices increases the appetite for Jerk food and the traditional way of serving calls for Jamaican festivals. Jerk cooking is almost a 250 years old style of authentic Jamaican cooking.
Jamaica: the Treasure Island of the Caribbean
Jamaica... The green island hugged by white beaches floating in the blue waters of the Caribbean. A perfect destination for a wll deserved vacation.
Troubled Island
In Jamaica, where politicians are openly homophobic and song lyrics incite violence against gay people, coming out can be fatal. Gary Younge investigates.
'Sinful and Immoral' Mountain Hits Jamaica
Religious leaders in Jamaica are outraged by a government decision not to ban the cowboy romance Brokeback Mountain.
Jamaican Gay Activist Shot Dead After Being Abducted
· Victim credited with saving hundreds of lives · Homophobic attitudes on island blamed for death
Jamaican Capital Spared As Hurricane Blasts Island
The Caribbean nation of Jamaica became the second major victim of Hurricane Ivan yesterday as waves the height of two-storey houses and 155mph winds smashed into the island. The storm, which has already brought destruction to Grenada - and is forecast next to strike the Cayman Islands,...
Jamaica Declares Emergency As Hurricane Nears
The Jamaican prime minister, PJ Patterson, declared a state of emergency and pleaded with half a million people living in vulnerable areas to leave their homes as Hurricane Ivan raced towards the island last night. "Residents living near coastal areas must evacuate before it's too late...
Jamaicans Ignore Evacuation Order As Hurricane Approaches
The government of Jamaica urged the evacuation of 500,000 people in low-lying coastal communities, floodzones and shanty towns as Hurricane Ivan raced towards the island early today. More than 1,000 shelters were opened as heavy downpours, thunderstorms and wind preceded the eye of the...
UK Limits Jamaica Death Sentence
The mandatory death penalty for murder in Jamaica was abolished yesterday, winning a reprieve for more than 60 prisoners on death row, in a historic judgment from nine judges sitting in London. But the penalty will remain in force in Trinidad and Barbados after the same judges, by a...
US Firm Eyes Pot of Gold in Jamaican Seas
Sunken treasure sparks row as islanders accuse government of selling their heritage.
Starfish Enterprise
Dea Birkett and family swap the grey skies of inner London for Christmas in Montego Bay. But does a fortnight's all-inclusive offer more than a good beach?
Teen Convicted of Us Sniper Killings
A Jamaican teenager, Lee Boyd Malvo, was yesterday convicted of murder for his part in the sniper killings of 10 people last year in Washington. A Virginia jury rejected defence arguments that he had been brainwashed by his elder co-conspirator. Malvo, 18, showed no emotion as...
We Fight On, Say Aceh Rebels
Separatists in the Indonesian province of Aceh yesterday dismissed military claims that Jakarta had taken control of the whole province and vowed to continue fighting until they get their freedom. A spokesman in north Aceh, who uses the name Tengku Jamaica, described as a "joke" a...
One in 10 Jamaican fliers is a drug mule
A UN report will this week claim that one in 10 of all passengers on flights from Jamaica is smuggling drugs. Publication of the report follows similar figures released last year by British police and Customs officials, which estimated that around 20 people on each flight from Jamaica were 'drug mules'.
Jamaicans Dismayed By Visa Requirement
More than 55,000 Jamaicans who visit Britain over a year will be required to have visas before they travel, under immigration rules that came into effect at midnight last night. Making the announcement yesterday, the Home Office said the decision would end delays of two hours or more for...
New Uk Visa Rules for Jamaicans
Jamaicans travelling to Britain will have to pay £36 for a vistor's visa from midnight tonight. The scheme has been introduced after the home office found that "significant" numbers of visitors were either being refused entry on arrival or never returned home.
Jamaica's London connection
A police squeeze on Yardie gangs in Jamaica will inevitably raise fears at Scotland Yard that the island's most wanted drug dealers will attempt to escape to London.
Newlyweds found shot dead in Jamaica
The bodies of two British newlyweds have been discovered in Jamaica. Tamalyn Davis, 17, from Brighton, and Jermaine Davis, 21, were discovered with gunshot wounds to the head 18 miles south of the capital Kingston.
Bonded by guns and indifference to human life
John Allen Muhammad and John Lee Malvo, man and boy, seem to have a special bond. Mr Muhammad told people they met that Mr Malvo, a 17-year-old Jamaican, was his stepson, but there are no documents to prove it.
Jamaican Gays Flee to Save Their Lives
Homophobia runs so deep in Jamaican society that asylum can be the only chance of survival. Every one of David's scars tells a terrifying story. There is the one where his throat was slashed by a mob that chased him through the streets of downtown...
Jamaica Goes to the Polls
Jamaicans today cast their votes in a tight election clouded by political violence that has claimed the lives of nearly 50 people. The prime minister, PJ Patterson, of the Jamaica Labour party, is seeking to become the first leader to win three consecutive terms in this former British...
Jamaica's poll bloodbath
43 people have been killed in the run-up to the Jamaican election by gun-toting gangs linked to UK Yardies. The men who came to kill Glenroy Harris left little to chance. When the police arrived at the scene on Thursday evening, they found 28 assorted spent shell cases and two live rounds scattered around the labourer's body.
Tony Thompson on Kingston's Politically Motivated Gun-toting Gangs
43 people have been killed in the run-up to the Jamaican election by gun-toting gangs linked to UK Yardies.
Jamaica
Today many Jamaicans will be marking the island's 40th anniversary as an independent Commonwealth state. Read our guide to the best sites.
Geoff Small: Yardies who built Britain
Jamaicans are a zealously patriotic people and they will be celebrating today's 40th independence anniversary with passion. In Britain - and throughout the Jamaican diaspora - they will be joined by people like me, born of Jamaican parentage. I shall be honouring four decades of Jamaican nationhood - and so should Britain.
Yardies who built Britain
Jamaicans are a zealously patriotic people and they will be celebrating today's 40th independence anniversary with passion. In Britain - and throughout the Jamaican diaspora - they will be joined by people like me, born of Jamaican parentage. I shall be honouring four decades of Jamaican nationhood - and so should Britain.
Jamaican Overdrive - LDC's and LCD's
E-publishing is at the forefront of software engineering, e-consumerism, intellectual property technologies, payment systems, conversion applications, the mobile Internet, and, basically, every important trend in network and computing and digital content. Its migration to warmer and cheaper climates may be inevitable. OverDrive sounds happy enough.
Jamaica's main opposition has won a narrow election victory, preliminary results indicated today.
Embattled Jamaican Pm Awaits Election Verdict
Jamaica went to the polls yesterday after a tight election campaign battered by a hurricane, political violence and economic woes.
Thousands Seek Shelter As Hurricane Dean Hits Jamaica
Thousands of Jamaicans were fleeing coastal areas last night as Hurricane Dean roared through the Caribbean and slammed into the island. The government declared a 48-hour curfew and a national emergency as offshore winds of 145mph and torrential rain reached land, triggering mudslides and threatening widespread destruction.
Who seh wi chat patwa (patois)?
Ras Dennis Jabari Reynolds author of ‘Jabari Authentic Jamaican Dictionary of the Jamic Language’ argues that Jamaicans do not speak Broken English, or patois, they speak Jamic.
Interesting Facts On Jamaica
As my punch phrase says, "Jamaica is not only about the scintillating beaches and the alluring reggae music, there are lots more". These interesting facts about Jamaica will indicate to you the true uniqueness of this blessed little rock in the Caribbean.
Jamaican Food - A Celebration of its' Diverse Culture!
You haven't savour your taste buds if you haven't had some of the palatable food from Jamaica! The famous Jamaican Jerk dishes are world renowned. Jamaican Patties also are internationally acclaimed. Here is a little insight into the food. [There is no secret formula :-)].
Savor The Secrets Of Jamaican Jerk Sauce
Jamaican Jerk is a special jerk type cooking offered from Jamaica to the rest of the world. The combination of spices increases the appetite for Jerk food and the traditional way of serving calls for Jamaican festivals. Jerk cooking is almost a 250 years old style of authentic Jamaican cooking.
Jamaica: the Treasure Island of the Caribbean
Jamaica... The green island hugged by white beaches floating in the blue waters of the Caribbean. A perfect destination for a wll deserved vacation.
Troubled Island
In Jamaica, where politicians are openly homophobic and song lyrics incite violence against gay people, coming out can be fatal. Gary Younge investigates.
'Sinful and Immoral' Mountain Hits Jamaica
Religious leaders in Jamaica are outraged by a government decision not to ban the cowboy romance Brokeback Mountain.
Jamaican Gay Activist Shot Dead After Being Abducted
· Victim credited with saving hundreds of lives · Homophobic attitudes on island blamed for death
Jamaican Capital Spared As Hurricane Blasts Island
The Caribbean nation of Jamaica became the second major victim of Hurricane Ivan yesterday as waves the height of two-storey houses and 155mph winds smashed into the island. The storm, which has already brought destruction to Grenada - and is forecast next to strike the Cayman Islands,...
Jamaica Declares Emergency As Hurricane Nears
The Jamaican prime minister, PJ Patterson, declared a state of emergency and pleaded with half a million people living in vulnerable areas to leave their homes as Hurricane Ivan raced towards the island last night. "Residents living near coastal areas must evacuate before it's too late...
Jamaicans Ignore Evacuation Order As Hurricane Approaches
The government of Jamaica urged the evacuation of 500,000 people in low-lying coastal communities, floodzones and shanty towns as Hurricane Ivan raced towards the island early today. More than 1,000 shelters were opened as heavy downpours, thunderstorms and wind preceded the eye of the...
UK Limits Jamaica Death Sentence
The mandatory death penalty for murder in Jamaica was abolished yesterday, winning a reprieve for more than 60 prisoners on death row, in a historic judgment from nine judges sitting in London. But the penalty will remain in force in Trinidad and Barbados after the same judges, by a...
US Firm Eyes Pot of Gold in Jamaican Seas
Sunken treasure sparks row as islanders accuse government of selling their heritage.
Starfish Enterprise
Dea Birkett and family swap the grey skies of inner London for Christmas in Montego Bay. But does a fortnight's all-inclusive offer more than a good beach?
Teen Convicted of Us Sniper Killings
A Jamaican teenager, Lee Boyd Malvo, was yesterday convicted of murder for his part in the sniper killings of 10 people last year in Washington. A Virginia jury rejected defence arguments that he had been brainwashed by his elder co-conspirator. Malvo, 18, showed no emotion as...
We Fight On, Say Aceh Rebels
Separatists in the Indonesian province of Aceh yesterday dismissed military claims that Jakarta had taken control of the whole province and vowed to continue fighting until they get their freedom. A spokesman in north Aceh, who uses the name Tengku Jamaica, described as a "joke" a...
One in 10 Jamaican fliers is a drug mule
A UN report will this week claim that one in 10 of all passengers on flights from Jamaica is smuggling drugs. Publication of the report follows similar figures released last year by British police and Customs officials, which estimated that around 20 people on each flight from Jamaica were 'drug mules'.
Jamaicans Dismayed By Visa Requirement
More than 55,000 Jamaicans who visit Britain over a year will be required to have visas before they travel, under immigration rules that came into effect at midnight last night. Making the announcement yesterday, the Home Office said the decision would end delays of two hours or more for...
New Uk Visa Rules for Jamaicans
Jamaicans travelling to Britain will have to pay £36 for a vistor's visa from midnight tonight. The scheme has been introduced after the home office found that "significant" numbers of visitors were either being refused entry on arrival or never returned home.
Jamaica's London connection
A police squeeze on Yardie gangs in Jamaica will inevitably raise fears at Scotland Yard that the island's most wanted drug dealers will attempt to escape to London.
Newlyweds found shot dead in Jamaica
The bodies of two British newlyweds have been discovered in Jamaica. Tamalyn Davis, 17, from Brighton, and Jermaine Davis, 21, were discovered with gunshot wounds to the head 18 miles south of the capital Kingston.
Bonded by guns and indifference to human life
John Allen Muhammad and John Lee Malvo, man and boy, seem to have a special bond. Mr Muhammad told people they met that Mr Malvo, a 17-year-old Jamaican, was his stepson, but there are no documents to prove it.
Jamaican Gays Flee to Save Their Lives
Homophobia runs so deep in Jamaican society that asylum can be the only chance of survival. Every one of David's scars tells a terrifying story. There is the one where his throat was slashed by a mob that chased him through the streets of downtown...
Jamaica Goes to the Polls
Jamaicans today cast their votes in a tight election clouded by political violence that has claimed the lives of nearly 50 people. The prime minister, PJ Patterson, of the Jamaica Labour party, is seeking to become the first leader to win three consecutive terms in this former British...
Jamaica's poll bloodbath
43 people have been killed in the run-up to the Jamaican election by gun-toting gangs linked to UK Yardies. The men who came to kill Glenroy Harris left little to chance. When the police arrived at the scene on Thursday evening, they found 28 assorted spent shell cases and two live rounds scattered around the labourer's body.
Tony Thompson on Kingston's Politically Motivated Gun-toting Gangs
43 people have been killed in the run-up to the Jamaican election by gun-toting gangs linked to UK Yardies.
Jamaica
Today many Jamaicans will be marking the island's 40th anniversary as an independent Commonwealth state. Read our guide to the best sites.
Geoff Small: Yardies who built Britain
Jamaicans are a zealously patriotic people and they will be celebrating today's 40th independence anniversary with passion. In Britain - and throughout the Jamaican diaspora - they will be joined by people like me, born of Jamaican parentage. I shall be honouring four decades of Jamaican nationhood - and so should Britain.
Yardies who built Britain
Jamaicans are a zealously patriotic people and they will be celebrating today's 40th independence anniversary with passion. In Britain - and throughout the Jamaican diaspora - they will be joined by people like me, born of Jamaican parentage. I shall be honouring four decades of Jamaican nationhood - and so should Britain.
Jamaican Overdrive - LDC's and LCD's
E-publishing is at the forefront of software engineering, e-consumerism, intellectual property technologies, payment systems, conversion applications, the mobile Internet, and, basically, every important trend in network and computing and digital content. Its migration to warmer and cheaper climates may be inevitable. OverDrive sounds happy enough.