Information and Services

First Caribbean has branches with ATMs in  ., tel. 876 929-9310),  ., 876 922-6120), two in  ., tel. 876 926-7400;  , tel. 876 926-1313), in  ., tel. 876 977-2595), and in Manor Park (Manor Park Plaza, tel. 876 969-2708).

Supercleaners Dry Cleaners & Launderers (7 a.m.–5 p.m. Mon.–Sat.) has a plant Downtown behind Sabina Cricket Grounds, where the drop-off service can get your clothes back the same day.

Bogues Brothers runs three laundry facilities in Kingston: Spic ‘n’ Span (26 Lady Musgrave Rd., on corner of Trafalgar, tel. 876/978-7711, 7 a.m.–6 p.m. Mon.–Sat., 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Sun.), Molynes Fabricare (55 Molynes, tel. 876/923-4234), and Liguanea Fabricare (144 Old Hope Rd., tel. 876/977-4900). All have dry cleaning, drop-off laundry service, and self-service.

The Jamaica Orchid Society is the island's leading (perhaps only) organization dedicated to the cultivation and appreciation of orchids. It holds an impressive annual Spring Orchid Show the last weekend in March (9:30 a.m.–6 p.m.) at the orchid house at Hope Gardens or the grounds of the Jamaica Horticultural Society (intersection of Gibson Drive and Gibson Close in Hope Pastures), or another venue, as the case may be.