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| Baptist Baptist is a term describing individuals belonging to a Baptist church or a Baptist denomination. The name is derived from a conviction that followers of Jesus Christ are commanded to be immersed in water as a public display of their faith, and thus most adherents reject infant baptism. Baptist
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| International Seabed Authority The International Seabed Authority (ISA) is an intergovernmental body based in Kingston, Jamaica, that was established to organize and control all mineral-related activities in the international seabed area beyond the limits of national jurisdiction, an area underlying most of the world’s oceans. It is an autonomous organization having a relationship agreement with the United Nations. International_Seabed_Authority
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| Kingston, Jamaica Jamaica Kingston,_Jamaica
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| Great Western Railway The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company and a notable example of civil engineering, linking London with the West Country, South West England and South Wales. It was founded in 1833, kept its identity through the 1923 grouping, and became the Western Region of British Railways at nationalisation in 1948. Great_Western_Railway
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| Manchester Ship Canal The Manchester Ship Canal (MSC) is a wide, 36 mile (58 km) long river navigation in north west England, opened on 21 May 1894. Manchester_Ship_Canal
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| Manganese nodule Polymetallic nodules, also called manganese nodules, are rock concretions on the sea bottom formed of concentric layers of iron and manganese hydroxides around a core. Manganese_nodule
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| Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus (family Culicidae: mosquitos), the Asian tiger mosquito or forest day mosquito, is characterized by its black and white striped legs and small, black and white body. It was native to Southeast Asia, and occupied a habitat that spread from Madagascar eastward to New Guinea, and north to the latitude of Korea. Asian_tiger_mosquito
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| List of national libraries This is a list of national libraries of the world. A national library is a library specifically established by the government of a nation to serve as the preeminent repository of information for that country. List_of_national_libraries
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| Spanish Town Spanish Town is the former Spanish and English capital of Jamaica. Spanish_Town
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| Toots & the Maytals Toots and the Maytals, originally called simply The Maytals, are one of the best known ska and reggae vocal groups. Their sound is a unique, original combination of gospel, ska, soul, reggae and rock. Toots_&_the_Maytals
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| National Gallery of Jamaica The National Gallery of Jamaica, in Kingston, Jamaica, is Jamaica's premier art collection. It is located in the Kingston Mall, a commercial and cultural center on Kingston harbour. National_Gallery_of_Jamaica
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| Culture of Jamaica Jamaican culture represents a rich blend of cultures that have inhabited the island. The original Taino settlers, followed by their Spanish conquerors (who were in turn conquered by the British), all made major contributions. Culture_of_Jamaica
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| Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica |- Saint_Ann_Parish,_Jamaica
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| Standards organization A standards organization, standards body, standards development organization or SDO is any entity whose primary activities are developing, coordinating, promulgating, revising, amending, reissuing, interpreting, or otherwise maintaining standards that address the interests of a wide base of users outside the standards development organization. Standards_organization
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| List of hospitals in Jamaica This is a list of hospitals in Jamaica. List_of_hospitals_in_Jamaica
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| 1979 Atlantic hurricane season The 1979 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1979, and lasted until November 30, 1979. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin. 1979_Atlantic_hurricane_season
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| Kumina Kumina is a cultural form indigenous to Jamaica. It is a religion, music and dance practiced by in large part Jamaicans who reside in the eastern parish on St. Kumina
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| Sustainable energy Sustainable energy sources are energy sources which are not expected to be depleted in a timeframe relevant to the human race, and which therefore contribute to the sustainability of all species. Sustainable_energy
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| Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica |- Saint_Thomas_Parish,_Jamaica
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| Accompong Accompong is a historical maroon village, located in the hills of St. Elizabeth Parish in Jamaica, consolidated by a treaty in 1739. Accompong
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