 Jamaica,
island country, third largest island of the Greater Antilles of the
West Indies, situated south of Cuba. With its lush mountains and
pristine beaches, the island is known for its beautiful natural
surroundings and is a popular tourist destination. Jamaica became a
British colony in 1670.
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 Nanny of the Maroons
(National Heroin) is depicted on the Five Hundred dollar bill, in
the center of the note there is also a picture of the hibiscus
plant. On the back is an old map of Jamaica highlighting Port Royal.
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 In
the year 1944, Captain Norval Marley married a young Jamaican girl
named Cedalla Booker. On February 6, 1945 at two thirty in the
morning their son, Robert Nesta Marley was born in his grandfather's
house. Soon after Bob was born his father left his mother. He did
however give financial support and occasionally returned to see his
son.
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 Ackee the Jamaican National Fruit
. Ackee (Blighia sapida). Whilst not indigenous to Jamaica, this
fruit has remarkable historic associations. It was originally
imported from West Africa, probably brought here in a slave ship,
and now grows luxuriously producing each year large quantities of
edible fruit.
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