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Much Reggae & Much Jamaica.

By Aldith Hunkar!

	That Rose Hall Great House was destroyed by slaves in the Christmas Rebellion of 1831?
	That Normal Manley formed the People's National Party (PNP) in 1938?
	That the Ward Theater (North Parade, Kingston) was built in 1774?
	That PNP's Portia Simpson-Miller is Prime Minister of Jamaica since 2006?
	That Christopher Columbus thought the Caribbean islands were the west-end of Asia and called the islands the "West Indies"?

If you are interested in historical Jamaican art and you are in Kingston, visit Jamaica's National Gallery.
In here you can view work of Namba Roy, John Dunkley and Colin Garland. On the first floor there are sculptures of Edna Manley, wife of Norman. Christopher Gonzalez did the statue of Bob Marley. And don't forget to do the Graffiti Walk. The end of it will surprise you!
The National Gallery is located at Orange St. and it is open from Monday till Saturday from 10am till 5pm.

Brussels - Montego Bay from Euro 299,00!

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< 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

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.

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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