RT Journal A1 Fletcher P, McDonald A, McCartney T, Carpenter R T1 SUrgery in jamaica JF Archives of Surgery JO Archives of Surgery YR 2003 FD October 1 VO 138 IS 10 SP 1150 OP 1153 DO 10.1001/archsurg.138.10.1150 UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.138.10.1150 AB Jamaica, at 4244 square miles (6830 km2) and with some 2.6 million inhabitants, is the largest and most populous country in the English-speaking Caribbean (Figure 1). The island is best known for its tourism industry, excellent rums, jerked pork, and, of course, reggae music.