Freemasonry in Jamaica
Jamaica has one of the oldest and most active Masonic traditions in the Caribbean. Freemasonry arrived during the British colonial era and has operated continuously since at least 1794, when Royal Lodge No. 207 was chartered in Kingston — one of the oldest surviving English Constitution lodges in the Western Hemisphere. The island's British institutional heritage, its merchant and professional communities, and its role as a hub of transatlantic commerce in the colonial era all provided fertile ground for the Craft's development.
The District Grand Lodge of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, an overseas district of the United Grand Lodge of England, oversees English Constitution lodges across Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. The Grand Lodge of Scotland also maintains a District Grand Lodge in Jamaica, with several Scottish Constitution lodges operating alongside their English counterparts. Together the two constitutions represent approximately 45 lodges, making Jamaica one of the most Masonically active territories in the English-speaking Caribbean.
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