Since the late 1990s, the Jamaican government has set an agenda to push the development of technology in Jamaica. The goal is to make Jamaica a significant player in the arena of information technology. // Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but otherwise retaining the same mindset. ... Categories: Information technology ...
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, 240 kilometers in length and as much as 80 kilometers in width situated in the Caribbean Sea.
Jamaica slowly gained increasing independence from the United Kingdom, and in 1958 Jamaica became a province in the Federation of the West Indies, a federation between all the British West Indies.
The Parliament of Jamaica is bicameral, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Jamaica is connected by culture to Africa, by geography to the Americas, and by history to the British Commonwealth.
As the national university, it is highly regarded and respected in Jamaica and the Caribbean, preparing students from a wide variety of backgrounds with strong qualifications and skills for entry into the workplace.
Jamaica is home to a wide variety of volunteer agencies, some connected to worldwide volunteer organizations such as the YMCA, others of local founding.