@genealogystories.bsky.socialAmong the people enslaved on John Tharp's Jamaican plantations (1817-1832) were some with more unusual names. For example, a baby boy born on Covey plantation in 1777 was called Rackum
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Name: M Y_FRISKY LADY
MMSI: 339581000
Type: Pleasure Craft
Flag: Jamaica
Seen: 17-Sep-2026 22:42:53 EDT
Distance: 5.8 nm
Signal RSSI: -21.4 dBFS
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Name: CATCHING MOMENTS
MMSI: 339979000
Callsign: 6YUQ7
Type: Pleasure Craft
Flag: Jamaica
Seen: 17-Sep-2026 22:09:48 EDT
Status: moored
Heading: 78 deg
Dest.: BOSTON
Distance: 5.8 nm
Signal RSSI: -22.5 dBFS
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Name: LIA BELLA
MMSI: 339000098
Callsign: 6YWN7
Type: Pleasure Craft
Flag: Jamaica
Seen: 17-Sep-2026 22:05:04 EDT
Speed: 0.7 kts
Distance: 6.1 nm
Signal RSSI: -23.8 dBFS
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Name: CATCHING MOMENTS
MMSI: 339979000
Callsign: 6YUQ7
Type: Pleasure Craft
Flag: Jamaica
Seen: 17-Sep-2026 19:16:49 EDT
Status: moored
Heading: 78 deg
Dest.: BOSTON
Distance: 5.8 nm
Signal RSSI: -26.2 dBFS
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@jaetuk.bsky.socialJamaica’s logistics build-out reaches beyond ports: Kingston and Caymanas can create demand for packaging, assembly and business services. New JaEtUK SME briefing: https://rohancorporationgroup.org/jaetuk-blog/ #JaEtUK #Jamaica #Logistics
@allenorr.bsky.social#Jamaica caps transfers at 25 every two weeks and excludes people with criminal records. The U.S. pays, but the cost is undisclosed. Where’s the bill? What does this cost? #immigration @urbanviewradio.bsky.social
@genealogystories.bsky.socialThree women enslaved on John Tharp's Jamaican plantations were named Psyche, after a beautiful woman in Greek mythology. Those responsible for keeping the records struggled to spell it
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@islandcoffee-ja.bsky.socialFrosty Pod Rot is threatening Jamaica’s cocoa industry. From early symptoms to treatment across 8,000+ acres, see how farmers are fighting back against Moniliophthora roreri. #cocoa #jamaica #farming #cacao #frostypodrot
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Name: FORE ACES
MMSI: 339321000
Callsign: 6YRR7
Type: Pleasure Craft
Flag: Jamaica
Seen: 17-Sep-2026 07:04:14 EDT
Status: moored
Heading: 27 deg
Dest.: BOSTON
Distance: 5.5 nm
Signal RSSI: -6.2 dBFS
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Name: TORTUGA
MMSI: 339244000
Callsign: 6YVJ6
Flag: Jamaica
Seen: 17-Sep-2026 06:57:53 EDT
Status: under way using engine
Heading: 353 deg
Dest.: 0
Distance: 5.8 nm
Signal RSSI: -19.4 dBFS
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@jaetuk.bsky.socialJaEtUK connects UK, Jamaica and Ethiopia through practical intelligence on trade, enterprise, investment and opportunity. Follow the bridge as it develops: https://rohancorporationgroup.org/ #JaEtUK #Jamaica #Ethiopia #Trade
@c-a-k-e-art.bsky.socialArtwork by Zoya Taylor interview C-A-K-E
It’s the influences of the Intuitives, a Jamaican artistic style, that embodies an idea of attunement to self.. read more link in bio with all #interviews
#artist #contemporaryArt #modernArt #editorial #fineart #modernart #kunst #art #paintings #jamaica
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@weathernowapp.bsky.socialJamaica Official alert: Thunderstorm Watch for Hanover, St.
Elizabeth, St.
James, Westmoreland issued September 16 at 9:03 PM UTC until September 16 at 11:00 PM UTC Area: Jamaica Severity: Extreme The
Source: Jamaica Meteorological Service
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@genealogystories.bsky.social24 men enslaved on John Tharp's Jamaican plantations were named Quaco or Quacoo, from an Akan name meaning 'born on a Wednesday'. buff.ly/MmiypTR #slavery #Jamaica #familyhistory
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