| DID YOU KNOW THAT... | | | | Angeles-1984, Seoul-1988, Barcelona-1992, |
| Jamaica -a island in the Caribbean- probably is the | | | | Atlanta-1996, Sydney-2000, and Athens-2004). |
| first place you think of for a perfect beach | | | | DID YOU KNOW THAT... |
| holiday. It is known as the "Little Jewel in the | | | | Naomi Cambpell, who is a British supermodel, has |
| Caribbean".Jamaica has 120 lakes and rivers... | | | | Jamaican ancestry. |
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| Linford Christie,who is a former British sprinter, | | | | Jamaica hosted the 1966 British Empire & |
| was born on April 2, 1960, in Saint Andrew, | | | | Commonwealth Games. |
| Jamaica. Linford Christie was one of the best | | | | DID YOU KNOW THAT... |
| sprinters in the 1980s and 1990s. | | | | Jamaica has many idols: Marlene Ottey |
| DID YOU KNOW THAT... | | | | (sportswoman), Bob Marley (singer), Grace Jones |
| Jamaica became the second Caribbean country to | | | | (singer, actress and supermodel), Peter Tosh |
| elect a female prime minister. Her name: Portia | | | | (singer), Diana King (singer), and Cheryl Lynn |
| Simpson-Miller.She was elected prime minister in | | | | (singer). |
| 2006. | | | | DID YOU KNOW THAT... |
| DID YOU KNOW THAT... | | | | Tessa Sanderson was the first British black |
| Jamaica is the birthplace of Bob Marley, who was | | | | woman to win an olympic gold medal.She won the |
| one of the best singers of all time.People all over | | | | gold medal at the 1984 Olympics in the javelin |
| the world wanted to meet this incredible singer. | | | | competiton. Tessa Sanderson was born on March |
| He died on May 11, 1981 in Miami (USA), but | | | | 14, 1956, in Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica.She later |
| today the people of Jamaica still think of him with | | | | became a British citizen... |
| great respect. | | | | DID YOU KNOW THAT... |
| DID YOU KNOW THAT... | | | | Like Domica, Trinidad & Tobago, Saint Kitts & |
| Jamaica has more olympic medals than Portugal, | | | | Nevis, Barbados, Antigua & Barbuda, and Grenada, |
| Taiwan, Saudi Arabia, Iceland, Singapur and Kuwait | | | | Jamaica is a democracy in the world. |
| combined.It has competed in the Summer | | | | DID YOU KNOW THAT... |
| Olympic Games 15 times (London-1948, | | | | Jamaica is a beautiful island in the Caribbean and is |
| Helsinki-1952, Melbourne-1956, | | | | sunny all year round. Although it has competed in |
| Rome-1960,Tokyo-1964, Mexico City-1968, | | | | the Winter Olympic Games 5 times. |
| Munich-1972, Montreal-1976, Moscow-1980, Los | | | | |