| < 700 AD |
| The Awaraks enter Jamaica. |
| 1494 |
| Columbus 'discovers' the island. |
| 1510 |
| Sevilla la Nueva is born (St. Ann's Bay) |
| 1655 |
| The English take over the island from the Spanish. |
| 1692 |
| An earthquake destroys Port Royal. |
| 1739 |
| The English and the Maroons conclude peace. |
| 1831 |
| The Christmas rebellion. |
| 1838 |
| End of slavery. |
| 1865 |
| The Morant Bay rebellion. |
| 1872 |
| Kingston becomes the new capital. |
| 1938 |
| Birth of the People's National Party (PNP). |
| 1962 |
| Independence of Jamaica. |
| 1981 |
| Bob Marley died in Miami, US. |
| 1988 |
| Hurricane Gilbert hits Jamaica. |
| 1993 |
| P.J. Patterson of the PNP becomes Prime Minister. |
| 2004 |
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| Hurricane Ivan hits the island. |
| 2006 |
Portia Simpson-Miller was elected as the new leader of the governing PNP and succeeded P. J. Patterson to become Jamaica's first female Prime Minister.
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| 2007 |
Orette Bruce Golding was elected as the new leader of the governing JLP and becomes Ja's new Prime Minister.
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| 200??? |
| Your time has come to visit Jamaica! |
