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Brief History of Jamaica - English
URL: http://www.rism.org/isg/dlp/ganja/background/BriefHistory.html

Ganja in Jamaica is a unit of the Disparities in Law and Power project of the Interactive Science Group, an affiliate of the Research Institute for the Study of Man, in New York. The objective of this unit is to create a comprehensive data bank dealing with diverse aspects of the ganja or marijuana phenomenon in Jamaica in tandem with the efforts of the National Commission on Ganja (2000/2001) taking place in that country as well as with other formal debates on decriminalization in various parts of the world.

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Jamaican History - English
URL: http://home.earthlink.net/~prestwidgew/jamaicanhistory.html

The first inhabitants of the Caribbean islands were the Ciboney Indians some 1,500 to 3,000 years ago depending on which anthropologist you believe.

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World History Archives: The history of Jamaica - English
URL: http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/43/index-h.html

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History of Jamaica - English
URL: http://www.worldrover.com/history/jamaica_history.html

Arawaks from South America had settled in Jamaica prior to Christopher Columbus' first arrival to the island in 1494. During Spain's occupation of the island, starting in 1510, the Arawaks were exterminated by disease, slavery, and war. Spain brought the first African slaves to Jamaica in 1517.

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History and Geography of Jamaica - English
URL: http://www.discoverjamaica.com/gleaner/discover/geography/

Chronological Order.

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Genealogy of Jamaica, West Indies - English
URL: http://users.pullman.com/mitchelm/jamaica.htm

"My hobby is FAMILY HISTORY of Jamaica, West Indies (sorry not Jamaica, New York). Maps, sources of genealogy, emblems, my tiny tafel and some fun places to visit are included".

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Jamaica - History of Jamaica - English
URL: http://www.fantasyisle.com/history.htm#History

History is not boring on the Jamaican History Page - come on over you might learn something.

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People and History of Jamaica - English
URL: http://www.ktis.net/~rpmusgra/jamhist.htm

The original inhabitants of the island, the Arawak Indians, anticipating trouble, were not pleased with his visit. They'd been there since about the year 650. They gave the island its name - Xaymaca. And gave us words we still use, like hammock, hurricane, tobacco, barbecue and canoe. But their blowdarts were no match for Spanish crossbows.

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A brief of Jamaica - English
URL: http://www.jamaicans.com/info/brief.htm

Jamaica a brief history including the climate in Jamaica, the population in Jamaica, sports in Jamaica ant the people that makeup Jamaica.

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