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Jamaican Culture

Our ancestors from Africa, Europe and Asia have helped shape Jamaica, and make it the multifaceted mosaic of international customs and traditions it is today.

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Our creativity is perhaps most tangible in our visual art, which uses our country's inspirational palette to give a physical reflection of everything we are, have been and will be. > Learn More

Pimento: The pimento plant is native to Jamaica and is a major agricultural crop which is exported mainly to Russia, Germany and the U.S.A. The Spaniards named it Pimienta de Jamaica. Today it is widely known as Allspice-a combination of many spices. Pimento is widely used in the meat curing and in the confectionery and food processing industries. Also the berries and the oil distilled from the leaves are commercially valuable

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