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edit   The Jamaica Portal Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, 240 kilometers (150 mi) in length and as much as 85 kilometers (50 mi) in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. It is 635 kilometers (391 mi) east of the Central American mainland, 150 kilometers (93 mi) south of Cuba, and 180 kilometers (112 mi) west of the island of Hispaniola, on which Haiti and the Dominican Republic are situated. Its indigenous Arawakan-speaking Taíno inhabitants named the island Xaymaca, meaning either the "Land of Springs," or the "Land of Wood and Water." Formerly a Spanish possession known as Santiago, then the British West Indies Crown colony of Jamaica. It is the third most populous Anglophone country in the Americas, after the United States and Canada. edit   Selected article The Honourable Bruce Golding 8th Prime Minister of Jamaica In office 11 September 2007 – 23 October 2011 Monarch Elizabeth II Governor General Kenneth Hall Patrick Allen Deputy Kenneth Baugh Preceded by Portia Simpson-Miller Succeeded by Andrew Holness Leader of the Labour Party In office 24 January 2005 – 20 November 2011 Preceded by Edward Seaga Succeeded by Andrew Holness Leader of the Opposition In office 24 January 2005 – 11 September 2007 Prime Minister Percival Patterson Portia Simpson-Miller Preceded by Edward Seaga Succeeded by Portia Simpson-Miller Member of Parliament for Kingston West In office 24 January 2005 – 29 December 2011 Preceded by Edward Seaga Succeeded by Desmond McKenzie Personal details Born (1947-12-05) 5 December 1947 Chapelton, Jamaica Political party Labour Party Spouse(s) Lorna Golding Alma mater University of the West Indies (B.A) Orette Bruce Golding (born 5 December 1947) is a former Jamaican politician who served as eighth Prime Minister of Jamaica from 11 September 2007 to 23 October 2011. He is a member of the Jamaica Labour Party which he led from 2005 to his resignation in 2011. edit   WikiProjects Geographical: Caribbean: Cuba • Dominican Republic • Puerto Rico Latin America countries: Argentina • Brazil • Colombia • Ecuador • Peru • Uruguay • Venezuela Central America: El Salvador • Mexico North America: Canada • United States History and Society: African diaspora • Mesoamerica edit   Selected picture Marcus Garvey, National Hero of Jamaica. edit   In the news Jamaican Asafa Powell ran the year's fastest 100 meters when he clocked 9.84 seconds at the Jamaica International Invitational in Kingston, beating American Ryan Bailey (9.93) and Jamaican Nesta Carter (9.98) (JAMAICAN GLEANER) edit   Things you can do Edit existing articles about Jamaica Create new articles about Jamaica Discuss how to improve this portal. edit   Categories ▼ Jamaica ► Buildings and structures in Jamaica ► Jamaican culture ► Economy of Jamaica ► Education in Jamaica ► Environment of Jamaica ► Geography of Jamaica ► Government of Jamaica ► Health in Jamaica ► History of Jamaica ► Jamaica-related lists ► Jamaican people ► Politics of Jamaica ► Jamaican society ► Jamaica stubs edit   Topics History First Maroon War | Second Maroon War | Baptist War Geography Cities Government Foreign relations | Elections Politics Political parties Economy Communications | Transport Culture Music edit   Related portals Related portals and portals of neighbouring countries: Caribbean Cuba Haiti Mexico United States Bahamas Puerto Rico edit   Associated Wikimedia edit   Did you know... ...that the Empire Windrush (pictured) was a ship that transported a group of 492 immigrants from Jamaica to Tilbury near London on 22 June 1948 to start a new life in Britain? And that these arrivals were the first of many subsequent migrants from the Caribbean to the United Kingdom via immigration campaigns created by successive British governments? ...that record producer Lee "Scratch" Perry's first single "People Funny Boy" was directed as an insult to fellow Jamaican music mogul and former collaborator Joe Gibbs? ...that Madge Sinclair, born in Kingston, received an Emmy Award nomination for her role as Belle in the miniseries Roots, and voiced Sarabi, Simba’s mother, in the blockbuster Disney animated film The Lion King. ...that Trenchtown, a neighbourhood in Kingston, Jamaica, gets its name from a large open-trenched sewer that ran through the neighbourhood? ...that Jamaican ska music pioneer Prince Buster had been a skillful amateur boxer as a teenager, and was first hired by record producer Coxsone Dodd not as a musician but as security? Archive • Nominate New articles... What are portals? List of portals