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Linstead, Jamaica
Linstead is a town in the parish of St. Catherine, Jamaica, in the West Indies. In 2011 its population was 15,231. It is located NNW of Spanish Town. Description Close to Ewarton and Windalco Ewarton works, a large aluminum plant employing many of the local population. Often employing a 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 *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 *McGrath High School Notable natives * Joseph Hill - singer (Culture) *Clive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At , it is the third-largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola—of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, west of Hispaniola (the island containing Haiti and the Dominican Republic), and southeast of the Cayman Islands (a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory). With million people, Jamaica is the third most populous English-speaking world, Anglophone country in the Americas and the fourth most populous country in the Caribbean. Kingston, Jamaica, Kingston is the country's capital and largest city. The indigenous Taíno peoples of the island gradually came under Spanish Empire, Spanish rule after 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 Africans to Jamaica as slaves. The island remained a possession of Spain, under the name Colo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linstead Primary And Junior High School
Linstead Primary & Junior High is an elementary school in Linstead, Jamaica; one of oldest in the island. Despite several official name changes it has always been colloquially known as Linstead School. The school is attended by students from Linstead and many neighbouring communities. It operates a two shift system in order to accommodate the maximum possible number of students. The first shift is for Grades 1–6, the second for Grades 7–9. Students from 26 neighbouring schools transfer in for grades 7–9. They sit the Junior High School Certificate Examination at Grade 9 prior to transferring to a high school based on their performance in the examination. The school hosts an evening institute for adult education. This is attended by people from a wide area including Jubilee Town, Cedar Valley, Redwood, Berwick, Bonnet, Jericho, Lluidas Vale, Bermaddy, York Street, and Juan-de-Bolas. It provides courses in barbecue Barbecue or barbeque (often shortened to BBQ worldwide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asafa Powell
Asafa Powell (born 23 November 1982) is a retired Jamaican sprinter who specialised in the 100 metres. He set the 100 metres world record twice, between June 2005 and May 2008 with times of 9.77 and 9.74 seconds. Powell has consistently broken the 10-second barrier in competition, with his personal best of 9.72 s ranking fourth on the all-time list of men's 100-metre athletes. As of 1 September 2016, Powell has broken the 10-second barrier more times than anyone else—97 times. He currently holds the world record for the 100-yard dash with a time of 9.09 s, set on 27 May 2010 in Ostrava, Czech Republic. In 2016, he became Olympic champion in the 4 × 100 metres relay. Powell competed in the 100 m at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympics, finishing fifth in 2004 and 2008 and eighth after injuring his groin during the race in 2012. At the 2007 Osaka World Championships, he achieved a bronze and a silver medal in the 100 m and 4 × 100 m relay respective ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Anthony Morrison
Keith Anthony Morrison (born May 20, 1942), is a Jamaican-born American painter, printmaker, educator, critic, curator, and academic administrator. He is professor emeritus in the Tyler School of Art at Temple University in Philadelphia. Morrison was an abstract painter from 1965 until 1985, which was followed by works in a figurative painting-style that are surrealist as well as draw on his Caribbean heritage. Early life and education Keith Anthony Morrison was born on May 20, 1942, in Linstead in Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica, to parents Beatrice and Noel Morrison. His mother was a nurse and his father was a railroad worker. His earliest exposure to visual art was during his time at Calabar High School in Kingston, Jamaica. He received a BFA degree (1963), and a MFA degree (1965) both from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He is a United States citizen. Publications and curatorial work Morrison's work has been featured in many publications, including the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leslie Laing
Leslie Alphonso "Les" Laing (19 February 1925 – 7 February 2021) was a Jamaican athlete and a winner of gold medal in 4 × 400 m relay at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Biography Born in Linstead, Jamaica, Laing previously competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics, where he finished sixth in 200 m and was eliminated in the heats of 100 m. He probably missed a medal when Arthur Wint pulled a muscle in the 4 × 400 m relay final. Laing finished second behind McDonald Bailey in both the 100 yards and 220 yards events at the British 1949 AAA Championships. At the Helsinki Olympics, Laing was fifth in the 200 m and ran the second leg in the Jamaican 4 × 400 m relay team, which won the gold medal with a new world record A world record is usually the best global and most important performance that is ever recorded and officially verified in a specific skill, sport, or other kind of activity. The book ''Guinness World Records'' and other world records organizatio ... of 3:03.9. In 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hedley Jones
Hedley H. G. Jones OD (12 November 1917 – 1 September 2017) was a Jamaican musician, audio engineer, inventor, trade unionist and writer. He designed and played one of the first solid-bodied electric guitars, designed and built Jamaica's first sound systems and traffic lights, and in 2011 was awarded the Musgrave Gold Medal for distinguished eminence in the field of music. Biography He was born near Linstead, Jamaica, the son of David and Hettie Jones, and started making music as a child. He made his own cello at the age of 14, as well as a banjo.Norman C. Stolzoff''Wake the Town and Tell the People: Dancehall culture in Jamaica'' Duke University Press, 2000, pp. 21 et seq. In 1935 he moved to Kingston, where he heard Marcus Garvey speak, and worked as a tailor, cabinet maker, bus conductor, repairing sewing machines, radios and gramophones. He said: "I was what people called a jack of all trades. I could fix everything." His main work was as a proofreader, with the ''Gleaner'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clive Hunt
Clive Hunt (born 31 May 1952) is a Jamaican reggae multi-instrumentist, arranger, composer and producer. Biography Hunt was born in Linstead, St. Catherine, Jamaica. He learned the trumpet while at Stony Hill Approved school, and joined the 1st Battalion, The Jamaica Regiment Band at the age of seventeen.Moskowitz, David (2006) ''Caribbean Popular Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dance Hall'', Greenwood Press, , p. 144 Larkin, Colin (1998) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae'', Virgin Books, , p. 131 On leaving the service he was recruited by Byron Lee for his band the Dragonaires, touring with the group in North America. He became a sought-after session musician, playing trumpet and also bass guitar, flute, horn, keyboards, and saxophone. He was also employed as an arranger and producer, working with many singers and musicians. Amongst others he worked with: Chaka Khan, Stevie Wonder, Peter Tosh, Wailers, Grace Jones, Max Romeo, Pablo Moses, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Culture (band)
Culture are a Jamaican roots reggae group founded in 1976. Originally they were known as the African Disciples. The one constant member until his death in 2006 was Joseph Hill (musician), Joseph Hill. History The group formed in 1976 as the vocal trio of Joseph Hill (formerly a percussionist in Studio One (record label), Studio One house band the Soul Defenders), his cousin Albert "Ralph" Walker, and Roy "Kenneth" Dayes, initially using the name The African Disciples.Thompson, Dave (2002) ''Reggae & Caribbean Music'', Backbeat Books, , p. 83-85 Roy Dayes also used the name "Kenneth Paley", which is the name that appears on the Culture records released by Virgin Records. The African Disciples soon changed their name to Culture, and auditioned successfully for the "Mighty Two": producer Joe Gibbs (record producer), Joe Gibbs and engineer Errol Thompson (audio engineer), Errol Thompson. While at Gibbs' studio, they recorded a series of singles, starting with "See Dem a Come" and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Hill (musician)
Joseph Hill (22 January 1949 – 19 August 2006) was the lead singer and songwriter for the roots reggae group Culture, most famous for their 1977 hit " Two Sevens Clash", but also well known for their "International Herb" single. Hill recorded twenty-two albums. Biography Early life and career Joseph Hill was born in 1949 in Linstead, a town in Saint Catherine Parish in the southeast of Jamaica.Francis, Petrina (2006)Reggae icon, Joseph Hill, dies", ''Jamaica Gleaner'', 20 August 2006, retrieved 15 September 2012 He was raised in a Christian family and began singing in church at the age of six.Kenner, Rob (2004)Boomshots, ''Vibe'', January 2004, p. 124, retrieved 15 September 2012 Within two years he was making his own musical instruments. After leaving home he came into contact with Rastafarians and adopted the faith. He began his career in the late 1960s as a percussionist, recording with the Studio One house band the Soul Defenders. He also worked as a sound system deej ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlemont High School, Jamaica
Charlemont High School is a high school located in St Catherine, Jamaica. History Charlemont High School was 'conceived' by the late John Bernard Stephenson, a former Member of Parliament for North St Catherine. The idea came about as a result of concerns expressed by parents in the area whose children had to attend schools outside the area, as far as Kingston and Claremont in St Ann. The land was bought from the late Custos McGrath, with funds for the building and infrastructure coming from businesses and service clubs in North St Catherine including Alcan Jamaica Limited, the Lions Club, the United States and the Jamaica Citrus Growers Association. The St Catherine Garden Club landscaped the school grounds.Charlemont High Year Book The school admitted its first students on September 11, 1978. There were three first forms and three second forms accommodating a total of two hundred and forty students. There were twelve teachers including the principal, Ruel Forsythe. Forsyth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christianity, Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest#Christianity, priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or more curates, and who operates from a parish church. Historically, a parish often covered the same geographical area as a Manorialism, manor. Its association with the parish church remains paramount. By extension the term ''parish'' refers not only to the territorial entity but to the people of its community or congregation as well as to church property within it. In England this church property was technically in ownership of the parish priest ''Ex officio member, ex officio'', vested in him on his institution to that parish. Etymology and use First attested in English in the late 13th century, the word ''parish'' comes from the Old French , in turn from , the Romanization of Greek, Romanisation of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linstead Market
"Linstead Market" is a Jamaican folk song of the mento type that tells of a mother who goes to the market with her ackee fruit but does not sell any, with the result that her children will go hungry. Mama Lisa's World. History Possibly the earliest publication of the tune with words occurs in Walter Jekyll's 1907 book, ''Jamaican Song and Story,'' asitem 121 pages 219-220. In Jekyll, the lyrics are as follows: :Me carry me akee a Linstead market, :Not a quatty worth sell. Oh what a losses! :Not a quatty worth sell. Me carry me akee a :Linstead market. Not a quatty worth sell. Oh not a :light, not a bite! Not a quatty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
