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AtlAs of CulturAl HeritAge AND iNfrAstruCture of tHe Americas JAMAICA luis Alberto moreno President Board of trustees Honourable General Coordinator liliana melo de sada olivia grange m. P. Alfonso Castellanos Ribot ChairPerson of the Board Minister ● ● ● national liaison Trustees mr. robert martin Marcela Diez teresa Aguirre lanari de Bulgheroni PerManent seCretary ● sandra Arosemena de Parra ● national teaM Adriana Cisneros de griffin senator Warren Newby Desmin Sutherland-Leslie (Coordinator) gonzalo Córdoba mallarino Halcyee Anderson Andrés faucher Minister of state marcello Hallake Shemicka Crawford enrique V. iglesias ● Christine martínez V-s de Holzer ProGraMMers eric l. motley, PhD A Alfonso Flores (Coordinator) rodolfo Paiz Andrade Eduardo González López marina ramírez steinvorth directories Alba M. Denisse Morales Álvarez Julia salvi ● Ana maría sosa de Brillembourg Diego de la torre editorial Coordination ● Alfonso Castellanos Ribot sari Bermúdez ● Ceo editorial desiGn raúl Jaime Zorrilla Juan Arroyo and Luz María Zamitiz dePuty Ceo Editorial Sestante, S.A. de C.V. Atlas of Cultural Heritage and Printed and made in Mexico Infrastructure of the Americas: Jamaica isBN (colection:) 978-607-00-4877-7 Primera edición, 2011 isBN (Jamaica Atlas) 978-607-00-4910-1 first edition, 2011 © C. r. inter American Culture and Development foundation, ministry of Youth, sports and Culture, Jamaica. Acknowledgements Institute of Jamaica on behalf of the Cultural Atlas team, we would like to thank the following organisations provided fundamental information the following persons were instrumental in the creation minister olivia grange, m.P. minister of Youth, sports and Culture and support that enabled the publication of the Atlas: of the Atlas: for partnering with the inter-American Cultural foundation (iCDf) to facilitate the creation of the Atlas of Cultural Heritage institute of Jamaica (IOJ), National library of Jamaica (NlJ), ms. Junita reid, ms. gertrude mcKenzie, mr. gary loban, ms. Carla and Infrastructure of the Americas: Jamaica. Jamaica National Heritage trust (JNHt), Jamaica Archive and gordon, ms. Bridgett russell, ms. Audene Brooks, mr. selvenous records Department (JArD), social Development Commission Walters, ms. Debra Kay Palmer, ms. June Heath, mrs. Jasinth members of the steering Committee for carrying out supervising (sDC), Planning institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), statistical institute simpson, ms. Deandre Dobson, mr. ryan murphy, ms. geogia and monitoring role for the operation of the project namely: of Jamaica (STATIN), ministry of education (MOE), JAmPRO, rookhood, Prophet greg, Dr. marjorie lewis, mr. Cordel green, Jamaica music society (JAmms), National environmental Plan- Dr. maria smith, ms. lesley-Atkinson, ms. lisa grant, ms. evelyn mr. sydney Bartley, ministry of Youth, sports and Culture, mrs. ning Agency, forestry Department, African Caribbean institute thompson, mr. miguel lorne, ras Howard, ms. Hazel mcClune, laleta Davis-mattis, Jamaica National Heritage trust, mr. Vivian of Jamaica (ACiJ), Jamaica intellectual Property organization Dr. sonia stanley-Niaah ms. rosemarie ramsare, mr. gilmore Crawford, institute of Jamaica, mrs. Winsome Hudson, National (JiPo), Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Brown, Dr. susanne francis-Brown, mrs. sharon Peters, ms. Arlene library of Jamaica, ms. tanya Batson-savage, ministry of Youth, marketing research services limited, Book industry of Jamaica, mckenzie, ras ivayee, ras ivee, mr. Cuzy Clarke, mr. owen evelyn, sports and Culture, mr. Dorrick gray, Jamaica National Herit- Novelty trading Company, Press Association, land information ms. terry Campbell, mr. ferdie Wright, mr. David ricketts, mrs. Ann- age trust. Council of Jamaica (liCJ), electoral office of Jamaica, office of marie Howard-Brown and mrs. rose-marie Whittaker, ms. gail utility regulation (OUR), spectum Jamaica limited, Broadcasting Chung, mrs. Doreen Chin, ms. sherrie Whittingham, ms. monique We would also thank the management and staff of the Jamaica Commission, liberty Hall, Jamaica Cultural Development trust forgie-scott, mrs. Clover Johnston, ms. sandra goulbourne, ms. National Heritage trust for housing and supporting the project. (JCDt), National Centre for Youth Development, members of stephaney Brown, ms. Nadine Wong, mr. Bernard Jankee, mr. David various recording studios, mellinium Council of Jamaica, rasta- Brown, mr. Wayne Walker, mr. Devon fairweather, mr. ibrahim We would also like to acknowledge the National team com- farian indigenous Village, Chinese Benevolent Association, Jewish Howell and mr. micheal Jagasar. prising of mrs. Desmin sutherland-leslie, National Coordinator, Community museum, Clarendon Hosang group, twelve tribes of mrs. Halcyee Anderson-Pessora, senior research officer and ms. israel Headquarters, islamic Council of Jamaica, members form our thanks go to all of the above named institutions, agencies shemicka Crawford, Junior research officer for carrying out the the various folk groups, members from various rastafarian and individuals as well as the many others without whom this day to day activities that helped to enable the creation of the Atlas. Communities. project would not have been completed. in addition, the following institutions for providing photographs that enriched the finished product:t he Jamaica tourist Board, ministry of information-Jamaica information service (JIS), African Caribbean institute of Jamaica (ACiJ), National environmental Planning Agency (NePA). contents page 7 Presentation / IDB President 8 Presentation / President of the ICDF Board 9 Message from Hon. Olivia Grange M. P., Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture 10 Introduction 12 one Socio-demographic context 26 TWo ethno-linguistic diversity 40 THRee Religion 52 FoUR natural Patrimony 66 FIVe Cultural Patrimony 104 SIX Cultural Infrastructure 152 SeVen Media 118 eIGHT Acces to information and communications technologies 124 nIne Personalities 134 Bibliography Old Iron Bridge 137 Reference data for maps presentation Latin america and the caribbean is a region where endless cultural heritage and diversity meet. with bountiful traditions and rich legacies, the region has not yet uncovered the full potential of its own resources. here at the idb, we are fully aware of the value of the latin america and the caribbean cultural wealth. yet, one of the greatest limitations for making the most of these resources is the lack of reliable, relevant, and timely information available to private and public organizations, interested in promoting regional awareness, education and development. the AtlAs of CulturAl HeritAge And infrAstruCture of tHe Americas: JAmAica, comes in a very timely manner; it represents one of the first steps of an innovative tool that will provide comparable information continental-wide. thanks to this innovative system, in-depth data will be available for the different countries of the region on a broad range of topics. the atlas will therefore be a fundamental Seven Mille Beach tool for decision making, and for uncovering the potential of the latin america and caribbean cultural heritage. the AtlAs of CulturAl HeritAge And infrAstruCture of tHe Americas: JAmAica, is an initiative that the inter- american development bank is proud to support through the inter-american culture and devel- opment foundation. we are certain that its contribution will enable the development of culture as a tool for change in the economic and social development of latin america and the caribbean. luis alBerto Moreno President, interamerican Development Bank ourist Board t Jamaica Shaw Park Garden presentation Port Royal Cays The cultural heritage of latin america and the caribbean unites and distin- to do so, the foundation set out to identify successful practices as to guishes us as a region. it also represents a strategic resource for sustainable the systematization of the cultural information through the cultural development with conditions of social inclusion, access and participation in information system of the americas. one of the first steps to create this terms of equality. it is a regional and national identity factor that gives us system is to initiate the publication of the atlas of cultural heritage a presence in the international arena with a voice and a face of our own. and infrastructure of the americas series, inspired on the ones published by france and mexico and enriched by the experiences and initiatives of the fundamental mission of the inter-american cultural development other countries in the region. foundation is to offer conditions for supporting the cultural sector and taking full advantage of its development potential. the publication of the atlases is the result of this work –with the invalu- able contribution of four countries: costa rica, ecuador, Jamaica and to reach this goal it is necessary to have information on the nature, ex- peru– who through their ministries of culture have led the compilation, tent and distribution of our cultural resources, with shared tools that systematization and analysis of the information we here find. allow us a regional overview and to compare the conditions in each country. this has been a long unaccomplished ambition in latin america the AtlAs of CulturAl HeritAge And infrAstruCture of tHe Americas: JAmAica, and the caribbean. offers the possibility of approaching the cultural diversity of Jamaica, getting to know its origins, the current situation and the potential it represents, as well as identifying the availability