Bob Marley's Jamaica
Constitutional monarchy in the West Indies

National symbols

Besides the flag and coat of arms, Jamaica has several national symbols. Below you can see their national bird, flower, fruit and tree. A committee has selected these four symbols after first being approved by the public opinion.

National bird	National flower	National fruit	National tree
Doctor Bird (Trochilus polytmus)	Lignum Vitae (Guiacum officinale)	Ackee (Blighia Sapida)	Blue Mahoe (Hibiscus Elatus)

Jamaican culture

Claude McKay was the first to write about Jamaican identity and the African heritage in the beginning of the 20th century, and in the 1930s some magazines emerged, which contributed to the literary prosperity of Jamaica. But to most of us, the best-known parts of Jamaican culture are their music and their voodoo. And when we’re talking about music and Jamaica, the name Bob Marley unconsciously pops into ones mind, a topic that was my main purpose with this website :-) Click here for Bob Marley

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