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Newlands Destination Guide

Explore Newlands in Jamaica

Newlands in the region of Saint Catherine is a town in Jamaica - some 6 mi or ( 10 km ) West of Kingston , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Newlands

Current time in Newlands is now 06:04 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Jamaica " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Spanish Town, Savanna-la-Mar, St Ann's Bay, Port Royal, and Portmore. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Spanish Town . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Newlands ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Tommy Lee Sparta - We Want Paper Official Video

3:09 min by Tommy Lee Sparta
Views: 452644 Rating: 4.83

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food kartel new song

4:02 min by stephaung
Views: 11678 Rating: 5.00

its so siq ..


Eyewall of Hurricane Dean

1:27 min by wolmadrian
Views: 3600 Rating: 4.00

Hurricane Dean(19/08/07)- Portmore,Jamaica. The actual 'piece of the action'. None of that 'stay in the building' crap while recording the lamer portion of the Hurricane Dean with only the light breez ..

Hurricane gustav in Jamaica part 2-the eye 1

0:20 min by jamrocx
Views: 3481 Rating: 2.29

All of a sudden the winds died down and have been that way for over an hour so I am assuming this is the eye.The coordinates seem to match up too with my neighbourhood. Sorry about the very dark pictu ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Ferdi Neita Sports Complex

Ferdi Neita Sports Complex (sometimes Feride) is a multi-use stadium in Portmore, Jamaica. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It serves as a home ground of Portmore United F.C.. The stadium holds 3,000 people.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 17.95 -76.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Football venues in Jamaica

Green Bay massacre

The Green Bay Massacre was a covert operation carried out by special forces of the Jamaican Government on 5 January 1978, in which 5 Jamaica Labour Party supporters were shot dead. The operation entailed the luring of the men into an ambush at the Green Bay Firing Range by members of the Military Intelligence Unit which was and still is a covert operational wing of the Jamaica Defence Force.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 17.94 -76.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Conflicts in 1978, Crime in Jamaica, History of Jamaica, Massacres in Jamaica, Organized crime conflicts, Yardies

Ascot High School

Ascot High School is a coeducational secondary school for 11- to 18-year-olds in Portmore, St Catherine, Jamaica. It admits students who pass the Grade Six Achievement test (GSAT). The school shares a site with Ascot Primary School, Ascot Basic School and a large, multi-purpose sports field used by all three schools.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 17.95 -76.91 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Educational institutions established in 1997, Saint Catherine Parish, Schools in Jamaica

Fort Augusta Adult Correctional Centre

Fort Augusta Adult Correctional Centre, formerly Fort Augusta Prison, is Jamaica's only prison for women. It was built to accommodate 250 female inmates but has held over 280 on occasions. It has been known to run short of food. It is operated by the Department of Correctional Services for the Ministry of National Security. Fort Augusta was originally an ocean side fortress built by the English in the 1740s to provide the main defence for Kingston Harbour’s west side.

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Located at 17.97 -76.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Prisons in Jamaica, Women's prisons in Jamaica

Prinzessin Victoria Luise

Prinzessin Victoria Luise was a German passenger ship of the Hamburg-America Line of some 4,409 gross register tons (GRT). She is credited with having been the first purpose-built cruise ship. Launched on June 29, 1900 she served with HAPAG until December 16, 1906 after being accidentally grounded off Jamaica.

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Located at 17.93 -76.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Cruise ships, Maritime incidents in 1906, Ocean liners, Passenger ships of Germany, Ships of the Hamburg America Line, Steamships