JAMAICA - All you need to know - Geography, History, Economy, Climate, People and Culture
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- This video is about Jamaica. We discuss Jamaica's Flag, Code of Arms, Geography, History, Economy, Climate, People and Culture.
introduction to Jamaica
Flag of Jamaica
Code of Arms of Jamaica
Geography of Jamaica
Climate of Jamaica
History of Jamaica
People and Culture of Jamaica
Demography of Jamaica
Economy of Jamaica
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Jamaica is an island nation in the West Indies located in the Caribbean Sea south of Cuba and west of Haiti. Jamaica is divided into 14 parishes administrative purpose and the national Capital and the largest city is Kingston.
Jamaican population is 2.7 million and about half Jamaicans live in Kingston. It is the largest English speaking island nation in the Caribbean.
Jamaican currency is Jamaican dollar (JMD).
Geography
Jamaica is 234 km long, 80 km wide at its widest point and spans 10,990 square kilometers. It may look like a small island but it is the third-largest island in the Caribbean after Hispaniola and Cuba.
Mocho Mountains, the Dry Harbour Mountains, s and Blue Mountains. The highest range is the Blue Mountains range; this is where you will find the highest peak of Jamaica Blue Mountain Peak at 2,256 m
Jamaica has many small rivers flowing from the mountaintops to the valleys and into the sea. Dunn’s River Falls is one of Jamaica’s most famous attractions. The Rio Minho is the longest river at 92.8 kilometres.
History
Jamaica history is full of twist and turns
The early residents of Jamaica are the Arawaks. They came from South America about 2,500 years ago. The Arawaks were simple people who led quiet and peaceful lives until Christopher Columbus discovered the island on his second voyage (May 5, 1494).
The Arawaks there were hostile they weren’t going to lose their land without a fight so Spaniards tortured and killed many of them and infectious diseases brought in by Spaniards killed rest of the Arawaks as they didn’t have any immunity to these illness.
Spanish established a colony (1509), since there was no Gold, Spain pretty much ignored Jamaica, if that wasn’t enough pirates attached the island constantly so most people left the island.
English Admiral William Penn and his crew attacked (May 10, 1655) Jamaica. The few remaining Spaniards surrendered to the English.
English settlement started in Jamaica, they grew Tobacco, indigo, and cocoa soon they figured sugarcane as cash crop and the sugar industry grew so rapidly.
They brought slaves to work in the plantations. The colonists were impressed with the performance and endurance of their slaves but slaves weren’t happy, so they rebelled whenever they could. Many of them run away to the almost inaccessible mountains and this group of people and their descendants are the Maroons.
After Several slave rebellions and wars with Maroons, British signed a treaty with Maroons in 1740 and gave land and rights as free men but there was a catch, Maroons has to help recapture run-away slaves. This brought on rift among Maroons; many of them didn’t want to return the slaves.
Finally, the Abolition Bill passed in 1808. Emancipation and apprenticeship came into effect in 1834 and full freedom came in 1838.
It was a difficult time immediate after the slavery ended. Without the slaves, the plantations weren’t profitable so most of the English planters left the islands, if that wasn’t hard enough the American Civil War cut off supplies to and from the island and A severe drought ruined most crops.
Jamaican were resilient people they survive the hard time and the island recovered and developed socially and economically and transformed into a sovereign state. Education, health, and social services were greatly improved
The island’s capital was moved from Spanish Town to Kingston (1872).
The 1930s saw crisis due to worldwide economic depression, the ruin of the banana industry, falling sugar prices, unemployment and increasing migration population. Out of the all the trouble, two major political parties formed and first labor union created.
On August 6, 1962, Jamaica got its independence from England, after more than 300 years of British colonial rule.
My country!!! 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
Good for you! I am here to learn about your country. I live in USA and my vice president Kamala Harris will run for president of the united state of America. Her father came from Jamaica. So, is Jamaica people mostly from Africa? Are they from Cuba, Mexico? Thank you in advance.
November 28th 2023
I just wanted to tell you that I really enjoyed your video. I was lucky enough to get to visit your country Jamaica 🇯🇲 and it was a blessed and beautiful day 🙏. I was on a cruise ship from the US and I got to see a beautiful beach with wonderful people who felt like old friends. The experience was one of the best things I've ever had. Thank you for sharing this interesting information. God Bless you all. 🙏 ❤
This was amazing. Thank you from Jamaica 🇯🇲
It means lot, coming from a Jamaican.
Quite useful knowledge! You have done some excellent research! Cheers and thanks for your fairness and frankness.
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Great country
Christopher Columbus never discovered Jamaica. He was the first Europeans to land on the island because u can’t discover something if someone or something was already there.
Veryyyyy nice
Well explained and all the best for your upcoming videos ❣️👍
Thank you so much
Very useful overview. Thank you!
Thank you for your kind words.
It is nice to know about Jamaica. Thanks a lot for sharing.
My pleasure. Thanks
EXCELLENT
Many thanks!
Thank you for these wonderful informations
Glad you like them! Thanks
Great information! Wow! 1/2 of entire population is in one city. Great break down of the flag meaning and design. Thank you for another wonderful and informative video.
Glad you enjoyed the video. It is one of the great islands in the Caribbean.
To be honest it's closer to 70% of the population lives in that area. It includes the parishes of St. Andrew 573,376.00, St. Catherine 516,218.00, Kingston 89,057.00, Clarendon 245,103.00, and Manchester 189,797.00. Kingston City includes the entire parish of Kingston and most parts the parish of St. Andrew. Referred to as Kingston Metro area. Kingston and St. Andrew parishes are governed as one entity called the Kingston & St Andrew Municipal Council.
@@Cooyah888 wow, that high. Thank you for letting us know
I’ve just met some really cool Jamaican seasonal workers here in Bar Harbor Maine and was looking for some information about their country and culture to learn so I can start a conversation with them and hopefully become friends😊
wonderful video.
Thank you so much
Amazing
Thank you
I'm on holiday here at the minute, your people are so friendly, the food is so tasty. I love it ❤
I know Jamaican people are friendly, fun-loving and great storytellers. I have enjoyed my vacation there too. I am glad you are having a good time there. I am not from Jamaica or live there. Thank you.
Awesome channel
Thank you so much
as a Jamaican mi love mi conutry
What not to love about Jamaica. Beautiful island, great people and even greater food. Thank you so much for leaving a comment
Beautiful documentary. I was in Jamaica last year and loved the country and people and was surprised when I was told that many thousands of Irish people were sent to Jamaica centuries ago by the British.
Not just Irish but Scottish, British, Chinese , Indians, Jews and many others.
Thank you for usefull vidio
I do have one quation is it selected countery for forign people to live and work?
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We love Jamaica
Ye man
🇯🇲🌝🌚Thanks Sister for the video on Jamaica - a country with a flag having diagonal cross. Jamaica is Bob Marley's country making most of its money due to toursim!👏🏽
Can you do video of the USA and Ireland please
I love you 😙😙
What is the poplitical system of Jamaica and Who leads Jamaica
Place to visit soon Kingston Airport...
Ya, Thank you so much.
How can someone migrate to Jamaica and what are the requirements, thanks for the update.
It's very simply just like every other country
This response was not helpful one bit, if you don't have an answer... don't answer... migration and visiting are not the same and both processes differ for every country and is also dependent on the country the person is migrating from.@@khalfanirobb3341
Land of Tacky, Nanny San Sharpe, Paul Bogle, Marcus Garvey, Lenard Howell, Peter Toch Rastafari Raggae Don Drummond
Thank you for your comment. You know Jamaica
I know Jamaica, because of usainbolt 🤩
Probably the greatest sprinter of all time. Thanks for watching, consider subscribing to my channel, if you haven't already, you will learn about all the countries.
The red ware people were the first inhabitants of jamaica. Then the ciboney then the taino and arawaks
WHAT YOUR POINT.
I'm from Jamaica of south Asian ancestry
I am a South Asian too, from Sri Lanka, currently living in Canada.
What countries are ya'll from?
What continent is Jamaica in
Thank you. Great question. Technically, geographically specking all the Caribbean islands including Jamaica are part of North America.
Don't mine for asking , is this no marriage culture in the Jamaica. In case faluse of my question, what was the culture of marriage Arrgend or love... And any Aggrement for relationship like America
Mostly love marriage as far as I know. I am not from Jamaica so I only know this information from research and taking people from Jamaica
jamiaca used to speak spanish before english
You talk two much
@@osheenfaulkner6943 when u talk have to be clear not just float in conversations ok
Usain Bolt's country
Yes. watching him run is inspiring. Thank you for watching.
Bob Marley and Marcus Garvey as well.
@@Cooyah888 Yes, you are right. Thank you for watching and subscribing to our channel.
@@GeographyNuts You are most welcome. One Love
Please Tamil explain
Thanks may be one day. Appreciate your commitment. Thanks
… its just located in the Caribbean easy as that ..
there is no west indies nor craps like that
stop using that brutal terminology. that is a resluted ignorance applied from the pirates in those days