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  1. When Jamaica gained independence in 1962, the murder rate was 3.9 per 100,000 inhabitants, one of the lowest in the world. In 2022, Jamaica had 1,508 murders, for a murder rate of 53.34 per 100,000 people, the highest murder rate in the world. Jamaica recorded 1,680 murders in 2009. In 2010, there were 1,428, in 2011, 1,125.

  2. Kingston railway terminus, front elevation. / 17.968773; -76.797009. Kingston railway terminus was built in the Jamaica Georgian architectural style using brick. [2] It was constructed on a grand scale, symbolising its importance as the main terminus of the Jamaica railways. [2] It has prominent arcades on both levels of the east entrance end. [2]

  3. The university was founded as the Jamaica Institute of Technology in 1958. The following year it was incorporated as the College of Arts, Science and Technology (CAST), and was formally recognised by an Act of Parliament in 1964. It was granted degree awarding powers in 1986 and a governing council and academic board were established.

  4. Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica. Saint Andrew ( Jamaican Patois: Sint Anju) is a parish, situated in the southeast of Jamaica in the county of Surrey. It lies north, west and east of Kingston, and stretches into the Blue Mountains. As of the 2011 census, it had a population of 573,369, the highest of any of the parishes in Jamaica.

  5. Kingston (Jamaica) Kingston es li cité capital del caribica -state Jamaica . It have 662. 435 (2011) e es situat li sud-west del insul. Kingston es li political e economic centre de Jamaica. It have un important international aer-portu e un transmarin portu.

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › TrenchtownTrenchtown - Wikipedia

    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.

  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Spanish_TownSpanish Town - Wikipedia

    Official Website (2016) Spanish Town is the capital and the largest town in the parish of St. Catherine in the historic county of Middlesex, Jamaica. It was the Spanish and British capital of Jamaica from 1534 until 1872. The town is home to numerous memorials, the national archives, and one of the oldest Anglican churches outside England (the ...

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