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The lack of silver and gold caused the Spanish to quickly lose interest in the land, and soon thereafter, English forces easily took over. The island, however, and especially Kingston, turned wicked; it was filled with plundering pirates and buccaneers. In 1692, an earthquake and fire brought Kingston to ashes and Jamaica was in absolute peril... Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990) total population: 88% male: 90% female: 85% Labor force: 26.2 million (1990) by occupation: services 31.7%, agriculture, forestry, hunting, and fishing 28%, commerce 14.6%, manufacturing 11.1%, construction 8.4%, transportation 4.7%, mining and quarrying 1... Ethnic divisions: mestizo (Indian-Spanish) 60%, Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian 30%, Caucasian or predominantly Caucasian 9%, other 1% .

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