Cattle, goats, pigs and chickens are farmed and fish are plentiful in the Caribbean and in Jamaica's rivers. Bauxite mining is an important Jamaican industry. Other minerals extracted in commercial quantities are clay, limestone, marble and gypsum. Manufacturing centres on agricultural machinery, cement, chemicals, textiles and sewn products, processed foods and cigars. Jamaica has many attractions for visitors.
Tourism is a major earner and increasingly important to the national economy.
The earliest art recorded in Jamaica is the cave art of the Arawak Indians, the island's original inhabitants. In the 1920s one of the main artistic figures was Edna Manley, who helped found the Jamaica School of Art in 1950 and carved many sculptures on display today. John Dunkley, a barber from Kingston, is one of the leading Jamaican artists. Among the numbers of Caribbean authors, there are many Jamaican writers, living at home and abroad. Music has been a significant artistic contribution.