en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingston,_Jamaica
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Parish 662,435
This parish population figure is wrong. Jamaica’s 2011 census records Kingston Parish at 89,057 people, not 662,435.
Full reasoning
The infobox labels 662,435 as the 2011 population of Kingston Parish. But the Statistical Institute of Jamaica’s 2011 census tables list Kingston = 89,057 and St Andrew = 573,369.
So the number shown for the parish is incorrect. Kingston Parish’s official 2011 population was 89,057, not 662,435. The article appears to be mixing Kingston Parish with the much larger combined Kingston/St. Andrew urban area.
2 sources
- Total Population by Broad Age Groups and Parish: 2011 (Statistical Institute of Jamaica)
Kingston 89,057 ... St Andrew 573,369.
- Population Change, by Parish: 2001 - 2011 (Statistical Institute of Jamaica)
Kingston 89,057 ... St Andrew 573,369.
Both carriers provide GSM, EDGE, HSPA, HSPA+ and LTE connectivity in and around the city.
This is outdated. Digicel says it completed the shutdown of its GSM (2G) network in Jamaica in August 2024, so both carriers do not currently provide GSM/EDGE service.
Full reasoning
The sentence says that both FLOW and Digicel currently provide GSM and EDGE connectivity in Kingston. But Digicel’s own 2025 ESG report says that in August 2024 it completed the staged shutdown of its GSM (2G) network in Jamaica.
EDGE is a 2G/GSM data technology, so a completed GSM shutdown means Digicel is not currently providing GSM/EDGE service in Jamaica. That makes the article’s present-tense claim that both carriers provide GSM/EDGE inaccurate.
2 sources
- Digicel FY25 ESG Report
GSM Shutdown in Jamaica: In August 2024, we completed the staged shutdown of our GSM (2G) network in Jamaica.
- TCI 2G Network Shutdown (Digicel)
2G technology is outdated ... we are retiring older 2G technology to focus on delivering faster, more reliable 4G LTE services.