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There are currently 304 postal codes in Jamaica, with one and two-digit sector codes only being used in Kingston, the country's capital. [1]A plan to introduce a postcode system, was first announced on June 6, 2005. [2]
High Commission of India in Kingston; Address: 5 Earls Ct, Acadia P.O. Box 446, Kingston-8, Jamaica(W.I) Jurisdiction Jamaica, The Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands, British Virgin Islands: High Commissioner: Masakui Rungsung
Area code 876 was created on 1 May 1997 for Jamaica. [1] In 2019, the numbering plan area received a first area code, 658, in formation of an overlay to relieve central office code exhaustion. The telephone country code for reaching telephone numbers in the country is 1.
Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre is a prison in Jamaica. It was formerly the General Penitentiary, and was built to accommodate 650 male inmates [2] but has held over 1700 on occasions. [3] Construction of the current building began in 1845, shortly after the end of slavery. Previously, the Kingston House of Correction stood on the same site.
Fort Charles is located in the small town of Port Royal in Jamaica. The town was founded on a natural harbour and Fort Charles was constructed to guard its entrance. According to Donny L. Hamilton, the fort was situated at the tip of the sand spit separating Kingston Harbour from the Caribbean. [2] The fort is almost completely surrounded by water.
In 1979, the governments of Jamaica and Norway formed a joint committee to examine the feasibility of opening a merchant marine training school in Jamaica. [1] In an agreement signed on 2 May 1980, the Norwegian government granted 9 million Norwegian krone (3.1 million Jamaican dollars) for the development of the maritime sector, specifically for maritime training.
The House of Representatives of Jamaica.. Parliament is composed of an appointed Senate and an elected House of Representatives.The House consists of 63 directly elected members, who appoint their own speaker and deputy speaker.
Desmond A. McKenzie, JP (born 1 December 1952) is a Jamaican politician and former mayor of the Kingston and Saint Andrew Corporation (KSAC), who held office between July 2003 and January 2012, when he was elected as the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Kingston Western. [1]