Kingston, Jamaica

Known as "the heartbeat of Jamaica", Kingston is thought of as the business and cultural capital of the Caribbean. The area is home to many thriving educational and entrepreneurial institutions as well as numerous entertainment and recreational facilities.  Access across this area is made easy through the Norman Manley International Airport, the Tinson Pen Aerodrome (provides only domestic services), and a healthy road network which facilitates public transportation including buses (found in the Transport centre in Half-Way-Tree) and taxies as well as private transportation in the form of excursion vehicles. It consists of a number of Hotels, Places of interest, nightlife activity, food types, culture and much more.

Kingston Jamaica

Jamaica, the "Land of Wood and Water" is an island located in the Caribbean Sea within the region of the Greater Antilles, its area covers 11,100 sq. Km; this amounts to 234 kilometres (145 mi) in length and as much as 80 kilometres (50 mi) in width. Its nearest neighbours are Cuba (145 kilometres (90 mi) north), and Hispaniola, the island harboring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic (191 kilometres (119 mi) east). It was first a Spanish colony known as Santiago and in 1655 it became an English colony. It was granted full independence in 1962 with then and now capital, Kingston. Jamaica is the third most Anglophone country in the Americas (third to the U.S.A. and Canada) because of its population of approximately 2.8 million people.

History shows that Kingston, Jamaica was founded on 22 July 1692, as a place for refugees and survivors of the 1692 earthquake that destroyed Port Royal. Kingston, Jamaica’s capital, is the largest city in Jamaica and the largest English-speaking city south of the U.S. It is located on the south-eastern end of the Island and is home to the Kingston Harbour, the largest natural harbour in the Caribbean and 7th largest in the world. Kingston is a busy city with approximately one third of the island's population residing there; the capital of Kingston is Half-Way-Tree.


Kingston Jamaica has a tropical climate mostly all year round which is great for tourism. In particular there is a dry season from December to April and a wet season that corresponds to the Atlantic hurricane season.

Kingston has accomplished several urbanization projects since it was established.  A major project of this century included the development of New Kingston and it now serves as a new financial and commercial center which had previously been the functions of Down Town Kingston.

The boundary of Kingston Jamaica consists of the Blue Mountain range to the north, Six Miles to the west, Papine to the northeast and Harbour View to the east, communities in urban and suburban Saint Andrew and of course the Kingston Harbour to the south. Two parts make up the central area of Kingston, the historic but troubled Downtown, and New Kingston is served by Norman Manley International Airport and also by the smaller and primarily domestic Tinson Pen Aerodrome.

The tourist area of Kingston presents a distinction of experiences that will not be found in any other resort area or across the region. Kingston Jamaica affords chances for experiencing natural, historical, cultural and recreational features.