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In 1891 300,000 tourists came to an International Exhibition held on January 27 to May 2 at Quebec Lodge in Kingston now “Wolmer’s School”. The Government built new hotels in Kingston and the rural areas to house tourists who wanted to tour the rest of the island, setting the foundations of the modern tourist industry. A group of Syrians decided to stay becoming the first ethnic group to settle here.


Falmouth Heritage Slide Show
Falmouth became a bustling shipping port for Jamaica’s burgeoning sugar industry in the 18th and 19th centuries. Although it grew almost overnight, Falmouth’s rapid development was by no means haphazard –it is one of the best laid out Georgian towns in the world.
Montego Bay Heritage Slide Show
Since 1494 when Colombus explored the waters off its shore, Montego Bay has welcomed visitors from around the world. As Jamaica’s second city and the capital of the parish of St. James Montego Bay holds an array of interesting historic sites, hidden among its stellar tourist attractions.

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