Discover Jamaica "One Parish At A Time" Week 9 Manchester - The Island's Bread Basket

This week we celebrate the parish of Manchester, known as Jamaica’s “Bread Basket”. The capital Mandeville is famous for its almost perfect weather. Rich in history, in 1792, a surveyor found two carvings, believed to be Amerindian Zemi, in a cave in the Carpenter's Mountains. They are now at the British Museum. Many of Jamaica's businesses were started in Mandeville; and it is home to one of the oldest hotels in the Caribbean, which began operations in 1875. The first "Free Library" in Jamaica was established in 1938, and is the oldest Parish Library. It is also the home of: The Right Excellent Norman Washington Manley, one of Jamaica's seven National Heroes. If you are from “Manchester” or know someone who is, bring them along as we gather in the Backyard for more of Manchester’s interesting Labrish