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This is a list of plantations and pens in Jamaica by county and parish including historic parishes that have since been merged with modern ones. Plantations produced crops, such as sugar cane and coffee, while livestock pens produced animals for labour on plantations and for consumption. Both industries used the forced labour of enslaved peoples.
Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre is a prison in Jamaica. It was formerly the General Penitentiary, and was built to accommodate 650 male inmates [2] but has held over 1700 on occasions. [3] Construction of the current building began in 1845, shortly after the end of slavery. Previously, the Kingston House of Correction stood on the same site.
Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island. Kingston is the largest English-speaking city south of the ...
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.
Richmond Farm Correctional Centre. / 18.2330606; -76.8866372. Richmond Farm Prison is a prison in Jamaica that houses up to 235 first offenders serving long-term sentences. [1] It once incorporated a large banana farm, which was later destroyed. As of 2006, an attempt was under way to regenerate the farm with crops including bananas, corn ...
The Embassy of Japan in Kingston is the official diplomatic mission of Japan in Jamaica, and is also accredited to Belize and The Bahamas. Its current ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary is Yasuhiro Atsumi. [ 1] The embassy sponsors cultural events such as cosplay competitions [ 2] and film festivals. [ 3]
Pages in category "Neighbourhoods in Kingston, Jamaica" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Politicians look on as Correctional Officers show the crops that inmates of Tamarind Farm Adult Correctional Centre have planted. Location. Near Spanish Town, St Catherine, Jamaica. Coordinates. 17°58′50″N 76°56′52″W / . 17.9805904°N 76.9476467°W. / 17.9805904; -76.9476467.