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Using OXFAM's bank of photographs and its detailed specialist knowledge, the "WorldFocus" series provides an authentic portrait of what life is really like for people living in the countries covered. Each book has a country profile, an in-depth study of a typical locality, case studies of real people showing how they spend their time, what their jobs are and the challenges they face. This book looks at the real people, real places and real issues of Jamaica. ... Read more

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A humorous rhyming tale, filled with puns based on geographical names. ... Read more

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A humorous rhyming tale, filled with puns based on geography
"Jamaica Sandwich?," written by Brian Cleary and illustrated by Rick Dupre, is a humorous rhyming tale, filled with puns based on locations all over the globe. As one of four books that comprise Lerner's "It Could Be Verse" series, "Jamaica Sandwich?" centers around a geographic theme, while the others focus on subjects such as animals ("It looks a lot like Reindeer"), music ("Give me Bach my Schubert"), and food ("You Never Sausage Love"). The narrative of "Jamaica Sandwich?" traces a boy's thoughts as his daydream carries him to faraway lands. From Algeria to Wales, Cleary's verse and Dupre's illustrations wander aimlessly with the narrator through various locales. At each stop along the tour, Dupre subtly and cleverly weaves appropriate excerpts of maps into his illustrations so children can have a visual, geographic referent to accompany the witty, lyrical text. To reinforce the educational properties of "Jamaica Sandwich?," Cleary includes a mini-test at the end, complete with the opportunity for kids to write their own geography puns. So even if children flunk the test, they will at least come away with an appreciation of the challenges inherent in writing such a creative and funny book ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Roaring River (Jamaica) is a river of Jamaica. Jamaica (pronounced /dʒəˈmeɪkə/) is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, 234 kilometres (145 mi) in length and as much as 80 kilometres (50 mi) in width, amounting to 11,100 square kilometres (4,300 sq mi). It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about 145 kilometres (90 mi) south of Cuba, and 190 kilometres (120 mi) west of Hispaniola, the island harboring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Its indigenous Arawakan-speaking Taíno inhabitants named the island Xaymaca, meaning the "Land of Wood and Water", or the "Land of Springs". ... Read more

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This study compares the industrial development of Jamaica and Mauritius via Export Processing Zones (EPZs). The central questions in this research are: how, in theory and practice, do EPZs serve the development goals and policies of the countries; what factors are responsible for differences in the performance of the EPZs; what are the major lessons from Mauritius's and Jamaica's experiences with EPZs regarding the role of the state in development; and can the EPZs play an evolutionary role in the process of economic development in these countries. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Linstead to New Works branch was a mere three miles of standard gauge track constructed in 1921 to serve a citrus growing region to the north east of Linstead. Beyond this, very little is known about it. There is no trace of it on satellite images suggesting it was closed significantly earlier than Jamaica's other lines. Linstead is at 400 feet while New Works is close below the 500 foot contour, so the line must have risen around 79 feet in its three miles for an average gradient of 1 in 200 or thereabouts. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Jamaica Bay is a lagoon that lies in the boundary of New York City, and is adjacent to John F. Kennedy International Airport. Jamaica Bay is located on the southwestern tip of Long Island in the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, New York City, and the town of Hempstead, New York/hamlet of Inwood. The bay connects with Lower New York Bay to the west through Rockaway Inlet and is the westernmost of the coastal lagoons on the south shore of Long Island. Maps of the city as late as 1910 identify the bay as Grassy Bay. Jamaica Bay is located adjacent to the confluence of the New York Bight and New York Bay, and is at the turning point of the primarily east-west oriented coastline of New England and Long Island and the north-south oriented coastline of the mid-Atlantic coast. The name derives from "Jameco", a corruption of a word in one of the Lenape languages, spoken by the Native Americans who once lived in the area. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Kingston to Montego Bay line was Jamaica's main railway. It linked the capital Kingston with the second city Montego Bay, passing enroute most of the major towns. The first 14.5 miles (23.3 km) of standard gauge track were laid from Kingston to Angels (just North of Spanish Town) in 1845 at a cost of £222,250, or £15,377 per mile against a budgeted cost £150,000. An 11 mile extension from Spanish Town to Old Harbour was added in 1869 at a cost of £60,000. A further 24½ mile extension from Old Harbour to Porus was added in 1885 at a cost of around £187,000. The final 62 miles (100 km) from Porus to Montego Bay was completed in 1895. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Race Course is a settlement in Jamaica. It has a population of 3,003 as of 2009. Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, 234 kilometres (145 mi) in length and as much as 80 kilometres (50 mi) in width, amounting to 11,100 km2. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about 145 kilometres (90 mi) south of Cuba, and 190 kilometres (120 mi) west of Hispaniola, the island harboring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Its indigenous Arawakan-speaking Taíno inhabitants named the island Xaymaca, meaning the "Land of Wood and Water", or the "Land of Springs". ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! JamaicaYard is a train yard of the New York CitySubway in Kew Gardens, Queens, New York City, United States. It isconnected to the IND Queens Boulevard Line at a three-way flyingjunction, and is located at the south end of Flushing Meadows-CoronaPark. The yard is on the surface, and the four-track approachincludes a bridge over the Grand Central Parkway, despite the entirely- underground nature of the Queens Boulevard Line. The site upon which theyard sits at the head of the valley of the Flushing River was, at thetime of the American Revolution, occupied by British troops afterthe Battle of Long Island. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The May Pen to Frankfield line was built to serve the fast developing citrus industry in the upper Clarendon regions of Chapelton and Frankfield. During the 1911 General Election railway extension was a prominent issue, and in March the Colonial Secretary introduced into the Legislature a resolution authorising the expenditure of £90,000 on the construction of a branch line from May Pen to Danks, beyond Chapelton in upper Clarendon. "After an animated discussion the resolution was carried by 19 votes to 5. The new line will open up the fertile valley of the Rio Minho... It is hoped that ultimately the line will be driven forward to the still more fertile district of Ulster Spring in Upper Trelawny and then on to Falmouth, the seaport on the north side of the island, whose former prosperity would thereby be restored." ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Saint Mary is a parish located in the northeast section of Jamaica. It is one of Jamaica's smallest parishes, located in the county of Middlesex. Its chief town and capital is Port Maria, located on the coast. It is also the birthplace of established dancehall reggae artists, such as Capleton, Lady Saw, Ninja Man, Sizzla and Tanya Stephens. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Railways of Jamaica, constructed from 1845, were the first railway lines opened to traffic outside Europe and North America, and the second British Colony after Canada's Champlain and St. Lawrence Railroad of 1836 to receive a railway system.[ Construction started only twenty years after George Stephenson's Stockton and Darlington Railway commenced operations in the United Kingdom. The public passenger railway service in Jamaica is presently not running, having closed October 1992, with the Parliament of Jamaica debate leading towards a revival under a public joint venture corporation proposed with an offshore partner. Private freight transport continues on limited tracks leading to the various docks around the Caribbean island, transporting bauxite and sugar cane for export. ... Read more

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Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica and is located on the southeastern coast of the island country. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island. In the Americas, Kingston is the largest predominantly English-speaking city south of the United States. The local government bodies of the parishes of Kingston and St. Andrew were amalgamated by the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation Act of 1923, to form the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC). Greater Kingston, or the "Corporate Area" refers to those areas under the KSAC; however, it does not solely refer to Kingston Parish, which only consists of the old 'downtown' and Port Royal. Kingston Parish had a population of 96,052, and St. Andrew parish had a population of 555,828 in 2001. Kingston is only bordered by Saint Andrew to the east, west and north. The geographical border for the parish of Kingston ends at East Street, West Street and North Street. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Jamaica isa neighborhood in the borough of Queens inNew York City, New York, United States. It was settled under Dutch rule in 1656 in New Netherland as Rustdorp.Under British rule, the Village of Jamaica became the center of the Town of Jamaica. Jamaica was the countyseat of Queens County from the formation of the countyin 1683 until March 7, 1788, when the town was reorganizedby the state government and the county seat was movedto Mineola (now part of Nassau County). ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles!Water supply and sanitation in Jamaica is characterized by high levels of access to an improved water source, while access to adequate sanitation stands at only 80%. This situation affects especially the poor, including the urban poor many of which live in the country's over 595 unplanned squatter settlements in unhealthy and unsanitary environments with a high risk of waterborne disease. Despite a number of policy papers that were mainly focused on water supply and despite various projects funded by external donors, increases in access have remained limited (1% for water and 5% for sanitation between 1990 and 2004). The responsibility for water and sanitation policies within the government rests with the Ministry of Water and Housing, and the main service provider is the National Water Commission. An autonomous regulatory agency, the Office of Utilities Regulation, approves tariffs and establishes targets for efficiency increases. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Woodhaven Boulevard is a station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway, located in Woodhaven, Queens. It is served by J train at all times and the Z train during rush hours in the peak direction. The north exit leads to 95th Street and has a crossunder and a former booth. The south exit leads to Woodhaven Boulevard and has a crossunder. Both exits are along Jamaica Avenue. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Spanish Town to Ewarton line was built to serve the citrus growing regions in the interior of Saint Catherine, particularly those around the towns of Bog Walk, Linstead and Ewarton. The 14 miles of standard gauge track from Spanish Town to Ewarton were completed in 1885 at a cost of approximately £93,000. The section from Linstead to Ewarton was closed in 1947. It was later reopened as far as the Bauxite processing plant just east of Ewarton. The rest of the line closed to passengers in 1992 but it remains open for Bauxite traffic. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Bog Walk to Port Antonio was built to serve the the banana, cacao, citrus and coconut districts of St Catherine, St Mary and Portland. The line operated from 1896 to 1975 and 1977 to 1978. It was 54 miles (87 km) long. The ruling gradient was 1 in 63 with the line climbing approximately 550 feet (170 m) in 18 miles (average gradient 1 in 173) from Bog Walk (approximately 250 feet) to its summit at Highgate (approximately 800 feet) then descending ~750 feet in just 9 miles (average gradient 1 in 63) to the Wag Water Bridge (just above sea level) and continuing for another 27 miles (43 km) more or less on the level and along the coast to Port Antonio. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Jamaica Plain is a historic neighborhood of 4.4 square miles (11 km2) in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded by Boston Puritans seeking farm land to the south, it was originally part of the city of Roxbury. The community seceded from Roxbury as a part of the new town of West Roxbury in 1851, and became part of Boston when West Roxbury was annexed to Boston in 1874. In the 19th century, Jamaica Plain became one of the first streetcar suburbs in America and home to a significant portion of Boston's Emerald Necklace of parks, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. According to an official city estimate, it had a population of 38,196 in October 2003. ... Read more