In the buccaneering days of the 17th century, Jamaica was the lustiest port of call on the Spanish Main. Out of old Port Royal, ... Jamaica: Lowering the Union Jack.

At midnight on Aug. 5, 1962, Jamaicans hauled down the Union Jack for the last time, and raised the new colors — black, gold and green — of independent Jamaica. In the capital, Kingston ...

Dear Editor, It seems that everything in Jamaica is referred to in partisan political terms. The question "What's the real rush in abandoning the Privy Council?" should ...