Fleming included pretty much every corner of Jamaica in his writings with the exception of Port Antonio and the east. But strictly speaking, 007 was born on the North Coast at Goldeneye. The North Coast is best known for its fine mountains and Georgian style great houses, such as Good Hope in Trelawny.
This is the highly refined side of Jamaica that makes the country unique among Carribbean islands. Jamaica has as much sophistication as indigenous culture and charm.
A "melting pot" much earlier than nearby America, the influence of Spanish, Portugese, Chinese, African, Creole and English are felt here in equal measure. Jamaica has had some form of western civic government uninterrupted since 1509. The plantocracy era changed in 1865 when the House of Assembly voluntarily surrendered itself to status of a Crown Colony. The British colonial era technically ended with Jamaica's independence in 1963. Political scientists suggest it takes a nation 50 years to find its own identity after independence, leaving Bond lovers a couple more decades to still sample the echoes of Fleming's era here.
