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v. t. e. General elections were held in Jamaica on Thursday, 3 September 2020 [1] to elect 63 members of Parliament. As the constitution stipulates a five-year parliamentary term, [2] the next elections were not expected until between 25 February and 10 June 2021.
The Colony of Jamaica gained independence from the United Kingdom on 6 August 1962. In Jamaica, this date is celebrated as Independence Day, a national holiday. The island became an imperial colony in 1509 when Spain attempted to erase the Indigenous Taino people from not only the face of the earth, but history itself.
Kingston 12. Trench Town (also Trenchtown) is a neighbourhood located in the parish of St. Andrew, part of which is in Kingston, the capital and largest city of Jamaica. Today Trench Town is the location of the Trench Town Culture Yard Museum, a National Heritage Site presenting the unique history and contribution of Trench Town to Jamaica.
Jamaican political conflict. The Jamaican political conflict is a long-standing feud between right-wing and left-wing elements in the country, often exploding into violence. The Jamaican Labour Party (JLP) and the People's National Party (PNP) have fought for control of the island for years and the rivalry has encouraged urban warfare in Kingston.
Spinner dolphins. The order Cetacea includes whales, dolphins and porpoises. They are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater. Suborder: Mysticeti.
Mercedes Richards was the first to: make images of the gravitational flow of gas between the stars in any interacting binary. image the chromospheres and accretion disks in Algol binaries. apply the technique of tomography, in astronomy. make theoretical hydrodynamic simulations of the Algol binary stars. discover starspots on the cool star in ...
2024 Jamaican local elections. The 2024 Jamaican local government elections were held on 26 February 2024. [1] Nomination day was on February 8, 2024. 228 divisions and the leadership of 14 municipal bodies will be elected. [2]
The Anglican St. Jago de la Vega Cathedral, Spanish Town, Jamaica. Christianity was introduced by Spanish settlers who arrived in Jamaica in 1509. Thus, Roman Catholicism was the first Christian denomination to be established. Later, Protestant missions were very active, especially the Baptists, and played a key role in the abolition of slavery.