• Jamaica is an island in the Caribbean, covering 10,991 square kilometers.
• It is the third-largest island in the Greater Antilles.
• Kingston is the capital, with a population of 2.8 million people.

• Indigenous Ciboney people fell under Spanish rule after Columbus's arrival in 1494.
• Spain lost Jamaica to England in 1655, becoming crucial for sugar exports.
• Slavery was abolished in 1838; many freedmen opted for subsistence farming.
• Jamaica gained independence from the UK on August 6, 1962.

• Jamaica is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy with a bicameral Parliament.
• Andrew Holness has been Prime Minister since March 2016.
• The economy relies heavily on tourism, attracting 4.3 million tourists annually.

• Jamaica is known for reggae music, Rastafari, and various sports.
• It has a significant diaspora in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K.

List of newspapers published in Jamaica.