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| Full name | Evan Junior McInnis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 January 1980 St Elizabeth, Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm Medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-08 | Central Districts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Evon McInnnis (born 2 January 1980) is a former cricketer born in Jamaica who played for Jamaica and then Central Districts in New Zealand.
Jamaica is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning 10,990 square kilometres (4,240 sq mi) in area,it is the third largest island — after Cuba and Hispaniola — of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about 145 km (90 mi) south of Cuba,and 191 km (119 mi) west of Hispaniola;the British Overseas Territory of the Cayman Islands lies 215 km (134 mi) to the north-west.
Reggae is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals,"Do the Reggay",was the first popular song to use the word reggae,effectively naming the genre and introducing it to a global audience. While sometimes used in a broad sense to refer to most types of popular Jamaican dance music,the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that was strongly influenced by traditional mento as well as by American jazz and rhythm and blues,and evolved out of the earlier genres ska and rocksteady. Reggae usually relates news,social gossip,and political commentary. It is instantly recognizable from the counterpoint between the bass and drum downbeat and the offbeat rhythm section. The immediate origins of reggae were in ska and rocksteady;from the latter,reggae took over the use of the bass as a percussion instrument.
Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica,located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes,a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island. Kingston is the largest predominantly English-speaking city in the Caribbean.
Rastafari,sometimes called Rastafarianism,is an Abrahamic religion that developed in Jamaica during the 1930s. It is classified as both a new religious movement and a social movement by scholars of religion. There is no central authority in control of the movement and much diversity exists among practitioners,who are known as Rastafari,Rastafarians,or Rastas.
David Nesta "Ziggy" Marley is a Jamaican reggae musician. He is the son of reggae icon Bob Marley and Rita Marley. He led the family band Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers until 2002,with whom he released eight studio albums. After the disbandment,Ziggy launched a successful solo career by having released eight solo studio albums on his own record company,Tuff Gong Worldwide. Ziggy continues his father’s heritage to record and self-release all of his music. Marley is an eight-time Grammy Award winner and a Daytime Emmy Award recipient.
Jamaica is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is mainly composed of a large commercial and retail area,though part of the neighborhood is also residential. Jamaica is bordered by Hollis to the east;St. Albans,Springfield Gardens,Rochdale Village to the southeast;South Jamaica to the south;Richmond Hill and South Ozone Park to the west;Briarwood to the northwest;and Kew Gardens Hills,Jamaica Hills,and Jamaica Estates to the north.
Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques is a Jamaican rapper and singer who is regarded as one of dancehall and reggae's most prolific artist of all times.
Spanish Town is the capital and the largest town in the parish of St. Catherine in the historic county of Middlesex,Jamaica. It was the Spanish and British capital of Jamaica from 1534 until 1872. The town is home to numerous memorials,the national archives,and one of the oldest Anglican churches outside England.
The Jamaica national football team,nicknamed the "Reggae Boyz",represents Jamaica in international football. The team's first match was against Haiti in 1925. The squad is under the supervising body of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF),which is a member of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU),Confederation of North,Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF),and the global jurisdiction of FIFA. Jamaica's home matches have been played at Independence Park since its opening in 1962.
Alfarita Constantia Marley is a Cuban-born Jamaican singer,songwriter and entrepreneur. She is the widow of reggae legend Bob Marley. Along with Marcia Griffiths and Judy Mowatt,Marley was a member of the reggae vocal group the I Threes,the backing vocalists for Bob Marley and the Wailers.
Dougla people are Caribbean people who are of mixed African and Indian descent. The word Dougla is used throughout the Dutch and English-speaking Caribbean.
South Jamaica is a residential neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City,located south of downtown Jamaica. Although a proper border has not been established,the neighborhood is a subsection of greater Jamaica bounded by the Long Island Rail Road Main Line tracks,Jamaica Avenue,or Liberty Avenue to the north;the Van Wyck Expressway on the west;Rockaway Boulevard on the south;and Merrick Boulevard on the east,adjoining the neighboring community of St. Albans. Other primary thoroughfares of South Jamaica include Baisley,Foch,Linden,Guy R. Brewer,and Sutphin Boulevards. The 180th Street Business Improvement District is responsible for the development of the area.
Afro-Caribbean people or African Caribbean are Caribbean people who trace their full or partial ancestry to sub-Saharan Africa. The majority of the modern Afro-Caribbean people descend from the Africans taken as slaves to colonial Caribbean via the trans-Atlantic slave trade between the 15th and 19th centuries to work primarily on various sugar plantations and in domestic households. Other names for the ethnic group include Black Caribbean,Afro or Black West Indian or Afro or Black Antillean. The term Afro-Caribbean was not coined by Caribbean people themselves but was first used by European Americans in the late 1960s.
Clarendon is a parish in Jamaica. It is located on the south of the island,roughly halfway between the island's eastern and western ends. Located in the county of Middlesex,it is bordered by Manchester on the west,Saint Catherine in the east,and in the north by Saint Ann. Its capital and largest town is May Pen.
Mandeville is the capital and largest town in the parish of Manchester in the county of Middlesex,Jamaica. In 2005,the town had an estimated population of 50,000,and including the immediate suburbs within a radius of 16 km (9.9 mi) the total population was about 72,000. It is located on an inland plateau at an altitude of 628 m (2061 feet),and is 103 km (64 mi) west of Kingston. It is the only parish capital of Jamaica not located on the coast or on a major river.
Cynthia Jean Cameron Breakspeare is a Canadian-Jamaican jazz singer,musician and beauty queen. Breakspeare was crowned Miss World 1976. Breakspeare is the mother of reggae musician Damian Marley,through her relationship with Bob Marley,who remained married to Rita Marley until his death. Marley is said to have written the songs "Turn Your Lights Down Low" and "Waiting in Vain" about her.
Robert Nesta Marley was a Jamaican reggae singer,guitarist,and songwriter. Considered one of the pioneers of the genre,his music fused elements of reggae,ska,and rocksteady,and he was renowned for his distinctive vocal and songwriting style. Marley's contribution to music irrefutably increased the visibility of Jamaican music worldwide,and made him a global figure in popular culture. Over the course of his career,Marley became known as a Rastafarian icon,and he infused his music with a sense of spirituality. He is also considered a global symbol of Jamaican music and culture and identity,and was controversial in his outspoken support for democratic social reforms. He also supported legalisation of cannabis,and advocated for Pan-Africanism. In 1976,Marley survived an assassination attempt in his home,which was thought to be politically motivated.
The history of the Jews in Jamaica predominantly dates back to migrants from Spain and Portugal. Starting in 1509,many Jews began fleeing from Spain because of the persecution of the Holy Inquisition. When the English captured Jamaica from Spain in 1655,the Jews who were living as conversos began to practice Judaism openly. By 1611,the Island of Jamaica had reached an estimated population of 1,500 people. An estimated 75 of those people were described as "foreigners," which may have included some Portuguese Jews. Still,many Jews faced persecution from English merchants.
Andrew Michael Holness,is a Jamaican politician,who has been the prime minister of Jamaica since 3 March 2016,following the 2016 Jamaican general election. He is leader of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP). Holness previously served as prime minister from October 2011 to 5 January 2012. He succeeded Bruce Golding as prime minister,and decided to go to the polls in the 29 December 2011 general election in an attempt to get his own mandate from the Jamaican electorate. He failed in that bid,however,losing to the People's National Party led by Portia Simpson-Miller,with the PNP gaining 42 seats to the Jamaica Labour Party's 21. Following that defeat,Holness served as Leader of the Opposition from January 2012 to March 2016,when he once again assumed the position of prime minister. In 2020,the Labour Party won a landslide in another general election,and on 7 September Holness was sworn in for another term as prime minister.
Jamaicans are the citizens of Jamaica and their descendants in the Jamaican diaspora. The vast majority of Jamaicans are of Sub-Saharan African descent,with minorities of Europeans,East Indians,Chinese,Middle Eastern,and others of mixed ancestry. The bulk of the Jamaican diaspora resides in other Anglophone countries,namely Canada,the United States and the United Kingdom. Jamaican populations are also prominent in other Caribbean countries,territories and Commonwealth realms,where in the Cayman Islands,born Jamaicans,as well as Caymanians of Jamaican origin,make up 26.8% of the population. Outside of Anglophone countries,the largest Jamaican diaspora community lives in Costa Rica,where Jamaicans make up a significant percentage of the population.
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