On the 22nd
of July 1692 the Assembly passes a Resolution to create
the City of
Kingston on 200 acres
of land, part of Col. Barry's Hog Crawle, bought from
Sir William Beeston immediately after the Port Royal
earthquake.
The 11th
July 1792 was the day
Captain Bligh set sail
from Tahiti on his way to Jamaica with the HMS
Providence and HMS Assistance laden with breadfruit,
other trees and plants.
Jamaica's
two major political parties had their beginnings in
July. in On the 21st in 1938, at a conference of several
local organisations, a proposal is accepted to form a
National or People's Political Party. Five years later,
on 8th July 1943, the Jamaica Labour Party is founded.
On the 11th
of July in
1944 The Jamaican Federation of Women is
officially inaugurated "to unite and co-ordinate every
kind of women's work, regardless of colour, class, race
or creed."
On the 9th in 1969, a Bill to establish Jamaican Honours
is tabled in Parliament. On the 26th of July 1972, a
Bill is presented to lower the voting age
from 21 to 18.
And, let us
not forget, on the 31st of July 1918, Desnoes & Geddes
is incorporated and starts to produce Red Stripe Beer
and on 4th July 1962, Chris Blackwell opens Island
Records for business!
On April 21st, the Deepwater
Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico exploded killing
eleven workers on board. The resulting oil spill has now
become one of the world's greatest ecological
disasters.
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An interesting
tidbit for all of you who have left the Rock for greener
pastures.
The
Happy Planet Index published by the New Economics Foundation
rates all the countries of the World based on economic
conditions, average
life expectancy and a number of other factors. On this Index the
UK comes in at #74, Canada at #89 and the USA at #114. Out of
143 countries, the bottom twenty were all unfortunately in
Africa. And where does Jamaica rank on this HPI you might ask?
Well, we made it in at Number Three (behind Costa Rico
and the Dominican Republic)!
Jamaica-Allspice is
an on-line magazine dedicated to showcasing the diversity of
Jamaica. You can read about
our rich history. For instance did you know that Falmouth is one of
the world's most perfect examples of pure Georgian architecture?
Aside from world famous
reggae artists and athletes, there are also Jamaicans like
George Lecky
who developed the Hope Red, one of the most popular varieties of cattle
in the world.
There's also the very
diverse geography and
wildlife of our Island where, almost side by side;
iguanas sun on barren rocks, crocodiles lie in wait in mangrove swamps
and varieties of birds fly amongst the trees in our
beautiful
mountains. You might even see a rodent the size of a dog, the agouti,
hiding in a tropical rain forest.
There are lots of other
interesting facts. Did you know, for instance, that Jamaica has greater
roadway density than anywhere else in the world? Or that we own more
cellular phones, per capita, than either the USA or Canada?
Enjoy our magazine and
please feel free to send us your comments.
ALLSPICE
"Jamaica Pepper" Eugenia Pimenta: Native Tree the berries of which are a
popular spice which tastes like a combination of several other spices
-- OED
Our magazine gives you several different things which together
give you the mixture which is Jamaica.
