Bible Society work in West Indies
 Bible
Society of the West Indies24 Hagley Park Plaza PO Box 146 Kingston 10 Jamaica Tel: +(1 876)-926-2772 / (1 876)-960-3123 Fax: +(1 876)-926-0334 E-mail: biblehouse@biblesocietywi.org |
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Country Data:
| Area: | 25,620 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 2,992,000 (1999) | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$28,300 (highest
country) US$2,330 (lowest country) |
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| Literate Population: | 88.2% | |
| Religions in % of Population: | Protestant |
63.2%
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| Non-religious |
16.9%
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| Traditional beliefs |
8.4%
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| Roman Catholic |
6.5%
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| Rastafarian |
3.9%
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| Orthodox |
0.3%
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| Other |
0.8%
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| Official Language: | English | |
Bible Society Data:
| Beginning of organised work: | 1809 | |
| Date of formation of Bible Society: | 1969 | |
| Date of Full Membership in UBS: | 1987 | |
| Scripture distribution in 2005: | |||||
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Bibles
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New
Testaments |
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| 48,435 | 1,541 | 12,429 | 6,305 | 699,436 | 26 |
| Territories served: | ||
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Population
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Beginning of organised
work
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| Bahamas |
298,300
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1816
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| Belize |
240,204
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1812
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| Cayman Islands |
39,335
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1835
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| Jamaica |
2,652,443
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1809
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| Turks & Caicos |
16,863
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1836
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Society partners Salvation Army in ministry to hurricane victims (Sept 2007)
Sports New Testament is a welcome gift in Jamaica (December 2003)
Jamaica Focus:
The GNB: a ‘humungous’ dream for Jamaica’s children (April/May 2003)
‘Uncle Clyde’ and O-21 bring ‘Good News’ to Jamaica (April/May 2003)
Principal is positive about O-21 Bibles (April/May 2003)
“A Bible that children can read”: winning fans for the GNB (April/May 2003)
Jamaica Focus:
Volunteers form heart of work in Jamaica (February 2003)
Couple are tops as volunteers (February 2003)
‘Burden’ leads to life of Bible work (February 2003)
Bridging the violent divide by means of the Bible (February 2003)
A few cents to save a life (February 2003)
Jamaica Focus
Bible Society builds on Jamaica’s Christian heritage (November 2002)
‘Hiding’ the Word in his heart: how a drug addict became a Bible Society supporter (November 2002)
Society reaches far beyond Jamaica (November 2002)
She’s a Bible Society ‘dynamo’ (November 2002)
Helping Jamaica’s children understand the Bible (April/May 2002)
Riots Close Jamaica Bible House Before Situation Returns to Normal (June 1999)
‘Who Run Tings?’ (February 1999)
