Portmore is a large coastal city in southern Jamaica at Saint Catherine, and a dormitory city for the neighboring towns of Kingston and the City of Spain.
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Geography
Portmore is built on a flat plain overlooking Kingston Harbor with a complex canal system that prevents flooding. Much of the land is swamp reclamation. Port Henderson Hill, formerly known as Salt Pond Hill, was seen from neighboring parishes and was the site of the Arawak cemetery probably because Arawak buried their corpses in the caves, of which Port Henderson Hill was full of stuff. The most famous cave named "Twin Sisters".
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History
Portmore began as a large area for schematic housing development in the late 1960s, when the West Indies Home Contractors (WIHCON) organization built thousands of prototype residential units in an effort to alleviate the overpopulation of Kingston; the first being Independence City. It has since grown into a suburb to Kingston; the large population goes to Kingston every day for work, school, and many other important services via the Portmore freeway.
Portmore was granted City status in 2003 and has its own municipal council and mayor, following a model of the local Jamaican government based in the UK. It now houses about 10% of the Kingston Corporate Area population.
Portmore currently has an acting mayor since the death of Mayor George Lee at the end of September 2013.
Portmore has affiliations with music artists Vybz Cartel, Mad Cobra, Baby Wayne, Masicka, Flossi lyphe, Spice, and many sound systems like "Flavor Unit" and "Areacode 876".
Economy
While Portmore is not marketed as a tourist destination for the millions of travelers who come to Jamaica every year, there are plenty of places to entertain, eat, relax and enjoy like beaches, restaurants, hotels and more.
Transportation
Portmore is served by Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC) providing bus transportation to residents of Portmore both locally and to Kingston and the City of Spain.
The Portmore Toll Road is the main commuter highway connecting Kingston and the city, Portmore, via the Hunts Bay Bridge and Portmore to the old capital of the Spanish City with three lanes in every direction and a speed limit of 110 kilometers per hour (68 mph).
The city is serviced by Norman Manley International Airport with over 130 flights each week.
Sports
Portmore has a professional football team playing in the National Premier League of Jamaica. Originally Hazard United from May Pen but after the relocation is now called Portmore United F.C..
Horse Racing is very popular and all major horse races are run in Caymanas Park located in North Portmore.
Environment and district
References
External links
- Air view.
- Photos: [1]
- Jamaican Portmore Information.
- Portmore City Site.
- All about Portmore Township.
- Portmore Virtual Communications Hub (www.portmore.com).
artist/celebs most popular
Portmore boasts a very popular international dancehall artist, ADDIJA PALMER aka VYBZ CARTEL, ADDI TICHA. He always has more on the international music map.
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