Jamaica
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Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean, covering 10,991 square kilometres. It is the third-largest island in the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean, after Cuba and the island of Hispaniola. Jam
A statue of Christopher Columbus in St. Ann Parish
Henry Morgan was a Caribbean pirate, privateer, plantation owner and slaveholder. He first came to the West Indies as an indentured servant, like most of the early English colonists.
Harbour Street, Kingston, c. 1820
Governor Sir Lionel Smith, accompanied by Revd James Phillippo, proclaiming the abolition of slavery in the colony of Jamaica, on 1 August 1838, from the King's House in Spanish Town
Andrew Holness
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Andrew Michael Holness, MP is a Jamaican politician who has served as Prime Minister of Jamaica since 3 March 2016, having previously served from 2011 to 2012, and as leader of the Jamaica Labour Part
Jamaica
…monarchy, with power vested in the bicameral Parliament of Jamaica, consisting of an appointed Senate and a directly elected House of Representatives. Andrew Holness has served as Prime Minister of Jamaica since March 2016. Jamaica is a Commonwealth realm, with Charles III as its king; the appointed representative…
Holness in 2025
Holness meets with U.S. President and First Lady, Donald and Melania Trump, 2019
Andrew Holness meeting with United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken on 1 April 2022
Holness with Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sanchez, 2023