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Congratulations to Khadija โBunnyโ Shaw on winning the @BarclaysWSL Golden Boot for the THIRD year in a row. Khadija has also become the first player to score 20 or more league goals in three different WSL seasons ๐ A LEGEND!
Things I learned from the tour:
1. Learned about kweyol and that quite a few English speaking island spoke French creole
2. New genres of music (dennery) and that French islands also make Bouyon
3. Dominica has the oldest carnival (English speaking island) still active debates
๐ Devon House โ Kingston
Named the 4th Best Place to enjoy ice cream in the world by National Geographic ๐๐ฆ
Built in 1881 by George Stiebel, Jamaicaโs first Black millionaire, who made his fortune gold mining in South America. The man built an empire and Jamaica turned it into a landmark.
Home to the historic mansion, Bakery & the world-famous Ice cream.
#DevonHouse #Jamaica #IShowSpeed #KingstonJamaica
๐ Emancipation Park โ New Kingston
Emancipation Park opened in 2002 to honour 164 years since slavery was abolished in Jamaica in 1838. At its entrance stand two powerful bronze sculptures โRedemption Songโ, a man and woman rising free, representing Jamaicaโs journey from bondage to liberation. Itโs one of Kingstonโs most moving landmarks and a daily reminder of why Jamaicans carry their identity with so much pride.
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#EmancipationPark #Jamaica #IShowSpeed ๐ฏ๐ฒ
๐ Bob Marley Museum
The Bob Marley Museum sits at 56 Hope Road. The former home and Tuff Gong Recording Studio of the greatest reggae artist to ever live. Bob purchased the property in 1975 and recorded some of his most iconic albums here before his passing in 1981. The bullet holes from a 1976 assassination attempt on his life are still visible in the walls today.
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#BobMarley #BobMarleyMuseum #Reggae #IShowSpeed
๐ Jamaica National Stadium
Opened in 1962 to mark Jamaicaโs independence from Britain, the National Stadium has been the heartbeat of Jamaican athletics ever since. Itโs the same track that helped produce legends like Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who trained and competed within its walls. When Speed walked in, he stepped into a true temple of greatness. ๐๐ฟโโ๏ธโก
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#NationalStadium #Jamaica #UsainBolt #IShowSpeed
๐ Dub Wise Cafe โ Kingston
Dub Wise is rooted in Jamaicaโs legendary sound system culture, born in Kingstonโs yards in the 1950s, it gave the world reggae, dub, and dancehall. Sound systems were how communities experienced music before radio, and that culture shaped the entire global music landscape. Dub Wise keeps that authentic roots energy alive and breathing in modern Kingston.
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#DubWise #SoundSystem #Reggae #IShowSpeed
๐ Lime Cay โ Port Royal, Jamaica
Lime Cay sits just off the coast of Port Royal, once called the โwickedest city on earthโ a lawless pirate haven in the 1600s. In 1692, a massive earthquake sank most of Port Royal into the sea, ruins still underwater to this day. Now itโs one of Jamaicaโs most pristine beach escapes, a short boat ride from Kingston.
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#Jamaica #LimeCay #PortRoyal #IShowSpeed
Speed touch down in Jamaica and the island showed out ๐ฏ๐ฒ.
Jamaica doesnโt just have culture we LIVE it, protect it, and pass it down through every generation.
Hereโs every spot he visited and why each one matters ๐
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IShowSpeed runs on one of the most iconic tracks in the world.
Home of the fastest man and woman alive in the 100m, and the sprint capital of the world Jamaicaโs National Stadium. ๐ฏ๐ฒ
#IShowSpeedJA#Jamaica
#IShowSpeed Jamaica Leg of the Caribbean Tour.
Sean Paul โ
Beenie Man โ
Shenseea โ
YG Marley โ
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Yendi Phillipps, media personality, Miss Jamaica World 2007, and Miss Jamaica Universe 2010, joins Speed at Emancipation Park for a look at the meaning behind the iconic sculptures.