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Sir Henry Morgan was a Welsh privateer, plantation owner, and, later, Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica. From his base in Port Royal, Jamaica, he raided settlements and shipping on the Spanish Main, becoming wealthy as he did so. With the prize money from the raids he purchased three large sugar plantations on the island.
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The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) is the governing body of football in Jamaica and is in charge of the Jamaica national football team and the Jamaica National Premier League.
The erebid moth Ascalapha odorata, commonly known as the black witch, is a large bat-shaped, dark-colored nocturnal moth, ranging from the southern United States to Argentina. It is the largest noctuid in the continental United States. In the folklore of many Central American cultures, it is associated with death or misfortune.
The Dalceridae are a small family of zygaenoid moths with some 80 known species encompassing about one dozen genera mostly found in the Neotropical region with a few reaching the far south of the Nearctic region.
The Jamaica national bobsleigh team represents Jamaica in international bobsledding competitions. The men's team debut in the 1988 Winter Olympic Games four-man bobsled in Calgary, Alberta, was received as underdogs in a cold weather sport represented by a nation with a tropical environment. Jamaica returned to the Winter Olympics in the two-man bobsled in 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2014; a women's team debuted in 2018. The team either failed to qualify or did not have a team during other Winter Olympics.
Jamaica women's national football team, nicknamed the "Reggae Girlz", is one of the top women's national football teams in the Caribbean region along with Trinidad and Tobago and Haiti. In 2008, the team was disbanded after it failed to get out of the group stage of Olympic Qualifying, which notably featured the United States and Mexico. The program was restarted in 2014 after a nearly six-year hiatus, finishing second at the 2014 Women's Caribbean Cup after losing 1–0 against Trinidad and Tobago in the final. The team is backed by ambassador Cedella Marley, the daughter of Bob Marley; she helps raise awareness for the team, encourages development, and provides for it financially. Jamaica qualified for the FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time in 2019, but the team was eliminated after losing all its matches in the group stage.
Adidja Azim Palmer, better known as Vybz Kartel, is a Jamaican reggae dancehall musician, singer, composer, record producer, entrepreneur and convicted murderer. Among his various nicknames, he is referred to as "Worl' Boss". As summarized by Rolling Stone, he "attained folk-hero status in Jamaica with provocative lyrics, and a mischievous public persona", and "few have captivated [the dancehall] audience – or offended the sensibilities of its detractors –as consistently and thoroughly as Kartel."
Trischistognatha pyrenealis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in Mexico, Central America, the West Indies and the southeastern United States, where it has been recorded from Georgia to Florida and from Alabama to Texas.
Glaphyria bilinealis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and on the Virgin Islands.
Desmia deploralis, the deploring desmia moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1912. It is found in Paraguay, Cuba, Jamaica and Florida.
Diacme mopsalis, the mopsalis diacme moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in South America, Central America, the Antilles and the southern United States, where it has been recorded from Arizona, Florida, Oklahoma and Texas.
Eulepte inguinalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found in Brazil, French Guiana and in Jamaica, Cuba and Puerto Rico.
Psara pertentalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Puerto Rico and Jamaica.
Steniodes gelliasalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in Brazil, Colombia and the West Indies, where it has been recorded from Jamaica.
Syllepis marialis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Poey in 1832. It is found in Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas and Costa Rica.
Udea secernalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Möschler in 1890. It is found in Puerto Rico, Jamaica and on Hispaniola.
References
- ↑ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ↑ Moths of Jamaica
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