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FUN FACTS ABOUT JAMAICA
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Jamaica is the third largest Caribbean island and the largest English speaking in the Caribbean sea.
Jamaica was the first island in the Caribbean to produce rum on a commercial basis.
Jamaica has more multiple (two or more) live births than anywhere else in the world.
We have the third largest butterfly in the world (PAPILIO Homerus Swallowtail / GIANT SWALLOWTAIL)
The Jamaican Flag is the ONLY flag in the world, that doesn’t share any of the colors of the American flag.
Jamaican music is very diverse and popular. Jamaica has many genres of music but the one that most people
gravitate to is “Reggae”. Reggae is mostly popular because of the international fame of the reggae icon Bob
Marley.
• Some other music that originates from Jamaica are mento, ska, rocksteady, dub music and dancehall.
Sources: The Michael Manley Foundation, Commonwealth Secretariat Retrieved, Jamaica Gleaner, Ja-Parliament Retrieved, Jamaicans.com and my island Jamaica.com
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