How have jamaica famous?

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SKOJ*SING

well by the reggae music and the new age music called dancehall and the Legendary Bob Marley who put jamaica on the map and also the food of course which i love

boy_jam_arch

I don't get it come again.

kimarley r

Lot of things.

Michelle G

What, we are the greatest, everything we do and say is copied by others and taken as their own. Hip Hop/Rap is from our dancehall music, reggeaton is from our music reggae. Some people try to copy the way we talk, we have the greatest athletes in the world and singers and musicians. Everyone hate us because we are so good. A Jamaican girl won spelling bee in America, then after that they changed the rules so that we couldn't enter again, we dominate Penn relays and now they are trying to fight us out. We are great, and people should just accept and love it and stop trying to fight and bring us down, it only makes us stronger and more influential. Colin Powell is from Jamaica, Condolezza Rice parents are from Jamaica, Lenox Lewis is from Jamaica. We are just good, naturally and everyone is drawn by it, but yet still envy us.

It seems your question is undefined however I will assume why Jamaica is famous?

Jamaica is infamous for many reasons:

Slavery

Pirates & Buccanners

Beautiful country
Home for many stars
Beautiful people
Reggae
Tonrquiose Beaches
Sand (White, Black, Brown)
FOOD
FUN
No Problem
Bob MarleyThe spirit of community, is the greatest feeling of humanity" --Bob Marley

Bob Marley's story is one of the 20th century's most powerful and compelling human dramas. A profound songwriter and a prolific musician, Marley died at age 36 from melanoma cancer. His meteoric rise to international cultural importance and musical significance made him one of the most significant contributors to world culture.

Timeline:

600-1000 AD: Arawak Indians arrived in Jamaica from South America

1494: Columbus made his first visit to Jamaica

1503-1504: A shipwreck strands Columbus on the islandâ€™s north coast during the explorerâ€™s fourth expedition. The explorer stays at Santa Gloria, now St. Annâ€™s Bay.

1509: The first Spanish colony is established in Jamaica in what is now St. Annâ€™s Bay.

1513: Enslaved Africans arrive in Jamaica.

1520: Jamaica begins to cultivate sugarcane.

1598: The Spanish governor proposes a separate area for the Arawak Indian population, which was quickly diminishing due to disease and hard labor conditions. The proposal fails.

1655: British troops invade and take over Jamaica. No Arawaks remain alive on the island.

1656: British colonists settle at Port Morant; most die from disease.

1670: Peace of Madrid officially puts Jamaica under British rule.

1678: First mention of slave uprising.

1690: First significant slave uprising in Clarendon; many slaves escape into Cockpit Country.

1690-1739: First Maroon War fought across the island as British fight Maroons.

1692: Port Royal suffers a catastrophic earthquake and thousands die.

1760: Slave uprising in St. Mary led by Tacky, a runaway slave.

1795: Second Maroon War.

1831: Hanging of Sam Sharpe, leader of last great slave rebellion, in Montego Bay.

1834: Slavery brought to an end. For four years after this event, slaves had to work without pay.

1835: Small groups of Germans arrive in Jamaica in Seaford Town.

1838: Slavery officially abolished in Jamaica.

1838-1917: Large migration of Indians into Jamaica.

1860-1893: Large migration of Chinese into Jamaica as indentured workers.

1960: Tourism industry begins.

1962: Jamaica becomes independent country.

1980: Elections result in hundreds of deaths in violent protests across island

1988: Hurricane Gilbert hits Jamaica

This was 19 years ago and many other events.

such as the Tourism industry is booming. Numerous famous people have made Jamaica their second home.

Michael Lee Chin

Lee-Chin's AIC mutual funds saw assets under management decline 19.8% last year due to lackluster fund performance. Still, the Jamaican native continues to support Caribbean economies. Owns stakes in National Commercial Bank Jamaica and Total Finance in Trinidad & Tobago; this year he cofounded Columbus Communications, a cable and communications company in Barbados. Added Reggae Beach, 250 acres of beachfront property in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, to his personal real estate portfolio, which also includes homes in Canada and Florida. Two years ago gave $23 million to the Royal Ontario Museum; awaiting the result: the opening this year of Michael Lee-Chin Crystal, a new museum building made of steel that resembles crystal, designed by famed architect

lulu

reggae music, unique culture and our beautiful country.

Alfie333

How have Jamaica famous what?

Giuliana

their ragagge and dancers

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