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Jamaica

Quick facts

CapitalKingston
LanguageEnglish
Population2,711,476
Land area10,991 km2
Density246.7 per km2
Governor-GeneralPatrick Allen
Prime MinisterAndrew Holness

Estimated population

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Local media

Radio Stations
TVJ
The Gleaner Company Limited
The Jamaica Observer

Budget documents

Budget Speech 2017-2018
Budget Speech 2016-2017
Budget Speech 2015-2016
Budget Speech 2014-2015
Budget Speech 2013-2014
Budget Speech 2012-2013
Budget Speech 2011-2012
Budget Speech 2010-2011

Official links

Government website
Statistical Institute of Jamaica
Jamaica Information Service
Cabinet
Bank of Jamaica
Laws of Jamaica

Digital library documents

Jamaica  •  Food and Agriculture  •  Business Development

An ICT agripreneurship guide : A path to success for young ACP entrepreneurs

CTA Handbook

Jamaica  •  Governance  •  Financial Services

How much anti-money laundering effort is enough?

The Jamaican experience

Belize  •  Jamaica  •  Trinidad and Tobago

Changing the Caribbean

CDB’s 2014 Projects

Barbados  •  Jamaica  •  Saint Kitts and Nevis

World Heritage properties inscribed for criteria directly linked to slavery and the slave routes

UNESCO

Jamaica  •  Bilateral Relations  •  International Cooperation

Partners in Austerity

Jamaica, the United States and the International Monetary Fund

Barbados  •  Dominican Republic  •  Jamaica

Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1990-2013

Joint report of the OECD, ECLAC, CIAT and IDB

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News from the web

Jamaica’s Latest Tourism Push Will Focus on Kingston

How Jamaican Tourism is Faring in 2015

Climate Change Will Increase Damage, Losses in Coastal Communities

Jamaica tourism authorities lobby for capital to be UNESCO-recognized

US employers looking to recruit Jamaican farm workers

Jamaica’s Aging Water Systems Falter Under Intense Heat and Drought

Liberty Global To Acquire CWC In US$8.2b Deal

US$200 Million Invested To Build Two Five-Star Trelawny Hotels

Behind the headlines: Concern over crime and violence

It won't be long, Portia tells Comrades as election fever heats up Portmore

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