English Jamaican Patois: Patois is a French term

meaning "very local language.“

avocados Ripe plantains, looks like a banana Jamaican Yams, looks like coral Cassava or Yucca, looks like a coco

bean Sweet Potatoes Coconut

Animal husbandry Fishing Forestry Mining Tourism – The tourism industry earns

over 50 percent of the country's total foreign exchange earnings and provides about one-fourth of all jobs in Jamaica

mento ska rocksteady reggae dub music dance hall reggae fusion

Population- 2,868,380 GDP per person- $8,300 in 2010 Literacy rate - 87.9% Life expectancy - male: 71.79 years,

female: 75.19 years