Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea situated about 145 kilometres (90 mi) south of Cuba, and 191 kilometres (119 mi) west of Hispaniola. Jamaica is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the fourth-largest island country in the Caribbean. The island of Jamaica was previously inhabited by the indigenous Arawak and Taíno people, before it came under Spanish rule following the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1494. The indigenous people, the Taíno, called the island Xaymaca ... Learn More
