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Information about Jamaica
- With its Country Official Name, Jamaica.Jamaica's capital city is Kingston which can be found in Caribbean, Americas.Jamaica is an independent county.The dailing code for the country is (+1-876)
Holidays in Jamaica
Today in History for July 17
On this day in 2005
- EVENTS
- Jamaican musician Laurel Aitken died. Dubbed as 'the Godfather of Ska', his 1958 'Boogie In My Bones' became the first release on the Island Record label and was No.1 on the Jamaican charts for 11 weeks..
- DEATHS
- Laurel Aitken, Jamaican singer and one of the pioneers of Jamaican ska music, who died at 78.
- (Lorenzo) "Laurel" Aitken, Cuban-Jamaican singer and one of the pioneers of Caribbean pop and ska music, who died of a heart attack at 78.
On this day in 1978
- BIRTHS
- Morlon Greenwood, American football player, Kingston, born in Jamaica.
On this day in 1948
- BIRTHS
- Junior Byles, Jamaican reggae musician, Kingston, born in Jamaica.