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Linstead (other)
Linstead is a town in the parish of St. Catherine Parish, St. Catherine, Jamaica in the West Indies. In 1991 its population was 14,144. It is located NNW of Spanish Town. Description Close to Ewarton and WINDALCO, Windalco Ewarton works, a large aluminum plant employing many of the local population. Often employing a Job sharing, job share scheme as work in the area is scarce. It holds a Grand Market celebration each Christmas Eve when people come out and fill the streets, small shops sell toys and other Christmas gifts, and events and parties are held in the square. It was popularized in the song Linstead Market. Schools *Charlemont High School, Jamaica, Charlemont High School *Linstead Primary and Junior High School *Dinthill Technical High *Rosemount Primary and Junior High * Redwood primary school *Victoria All Age *Trinity Preparatory *Saint Dominic Preparatory School *Bread of Life Christian Academy *Mickleton Preparatory *Victoria Primary *Wakefield Primary *McGr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamaica
Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola (the island containing the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic); the British Overseas Territory of the Cayman Islands lies some to the north-west. Originally inhabited by the indigenous Taíno peoples, the island came under Spanish rule following the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1494. Many of the indigenous people either were killed or died of diseases, after which the Spanish brought large numbers of African slaves to Jamaica as labourers. The island remained a possession of Spain until 1655, when England (later Great Britain) conquered it, renaming it ''Jamaica''. Under British colonial rule Jamaica became a leading sugar exporter, with a plantation economy dependent on the African slaves and later their des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |