Jamaïque
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General Data
- Capital
- Kingston
- Population
- 2,8 M (2025)
- Area
- 10 991 km²
- Currency
- Jamaican dollar (JMD)
- Language
- English
- Timezone
- UTC−5
- GDP
- 22,7 Md$ (2025)
- Independence
- 1962
Production
Industry destroyed in 1988, never rebuilt
Annual Revenue
0 M$ (2024)
no US imports for six years
Climate
Maritime tropical
Soil
Limestone plain of May Pen
Regions
- Kingston
- May Pen
Varieties
- Cow Tongue
Manufacturers
- Temple Hall
- Royal Jamaica
Sommelier Note
The leading cigar country of the Caribbean outside Cuba in the 1960s and 1970s. Hurricane Gilbert carried the industry away in a single night of September 1988.
Production Zones
- Kingston — The Temple Hall factory, where Macanudo was born
- May Pen — A thousand acres of tobacco destroyed by Hurricane Gilbert in 1988
Iconic Brands 2
Cigar caves & lounges in Jamaïque 2
- La Casa del Habano — Montego Bay (Half Moon) Montego Bay — Jimmy Cliff Boulevard
La Casa del Habano in Montego Bay, listed on lacasadelhabano.com as LCDH Montego Bay / Jimmy Cliff, Jimmy Cliff Boulevard. The directory does not link it to the Half Moon resort.
- La Casa del Habano — Port of Falmouth Port of Falmouth — Cruise Ship Terminal, Shop 202, Building 17B
La Casa del Habano franchise opened in 2012 by Vinar Limited at the Falmouth cruise terminal (Jamaica), according to an announcement by Habanos S.A.