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Visit St Mary

St Mary Area km2  610.5 Population: 113,615 Major Towns: Port Maria, Oracabessa, Highgate Attractions: Castleton Gardens, Brimmer Hall, Rio Nuevo, Battle Ground Economy: Agriculture – banana, tobacco, citrus, coconut, coffee, pimento, logwood

Port Maria

Visit St Catherine

Area km2  1,192.4 Population: 516,218 Major Towns: Spanish Town, Portmore, Old Harbour, Ewarton ,Linstead, Bog Walk Attractions: Colbeck Castle, Old Iron Bridge, Old Spanish Bridge, St James Cathedral, Emancipation Square, Rio Cobre River and Gorge Economy: Agriculture – citrus, coconut banana, sugar, dairy farming, fish farming, fiishing, poultry Mining – bauxite, limestone, Industry – food processing, manufacturing […]


Visit St James 1

St James Area km2  594.9 Population: 183,811 Major Towns:  Montego Bay Attractions: Rose Hall Great House, Sam Sharpe Square, St James Parish Church Economy: Agriculture – sugar cane, forestry Industry – tourism, garment,  urniture, food processing  


Visit Hanover

HANOVER Area km2  450.4 Population:  69,533 Major Towns: Lucea Attractions: Lucea Town Hall, Lucea Parish Church, Hanover Museum, The Barracks, Fort Charlotte­­ Economy: Agriculture – livestock, yams , sugarcane, pimento, turmeric, breadfruit Industry – tourism  

Lucea Parish Church

The Dancehall Genre 5

There is hardly any marked difference between Rub-A-Dub and Dancehall. Many believe that Dancehall simply became the preferred name for the Rub-A-Dub music that was developed after 1985. For though the style of the deejays vary over time, the culture of “toasting” to digital sounds is also present in Dancehall. Both Dancehall and Rub-A-Dub are described in Jamaica as DeeJay […]

Dancehall