How do we fix this mayhem? | Letters | Jamaica Gleaner

... and also attended the Carifesta celebrations that were in progress in places like Kingston and Montego Bay. Since that first return to Jamaica ...

source https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/letters/20220121/how-do-we-fix-mayhem

Major road works planned for western Jamaica

MONTEGO BAY, St James – Minister of state in the Office of the Prime Minister, Western Region, Homer Davis, has disclosed that apart from the ...

source https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/major-road-works-planned-for-western-jamaica_241988?profile=0

Infant Locked in Car Dies | TVJ News - Jan 19 2022 - YouTube

Jamaica News Today - Television Jamaica (TVJ) a Trusted Source for News, ... Flood Fix Coming for Montego Bay | NCTVET Teachers on Strike | TVJ ...

source https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyMdcrSgCJU

Training Included In Montego Bay Road Project - Jamaica Information Service

Everald Warmington, says the Government is advancing on plans to upskill Jamaican labourers needed for work on the Montego Bay Perimeter Road ...

source https://jis.gov.jm/training-included-in-montego-bay-road-project/

Jamaica and Dominican Republic Strengthen New Tourism Cooperation - YouTube

Jamaica and Dominican Republic Strengthen New Tourism CooperationClick below to ... Living in Jamaica - Apartment Tour + Life in Montego Bay.

source https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EADxu0M6-nQ

Flood Fix Coming for Montego Bay | NCTVET Teachers on Strike | TVJ Midday News - Jan 20 2022

Jamaica News Today - Television Jamaica (TVJ) a Trusted Source for News, Sports & Entertainment.For Jamaican news, sports and weather reports with ...

source https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fbbv-D5yWs

Nature Ellis celebrates top spot on iTunes chart | Entertainment | Jamaica Star

Stops in Montego Bay [February 18] and the final staging in Negril the following week close out the showcases. "People need positive music and I ...

source http://jamaica-star.com/article/entertainment/20220120/nature-ellis-celebrates-top-spot-itunes-chart

New era for Jamaican football as interim coach Paul Hall faces do-or-die World Cup ... - Voice Online

Dwayne Atkinson (Cavalier, Jamaica), Deshane Beckford (Montego Bay United, Jamaica), Cory Burke (Philadelphia Union, USA), Devonte Campbell (Mount ...

source https://www.voice-online.co.uk/sport/football/2022/01/20/new-era-for-jamaican-football-as-interim-coach-paul-hall-faces-do-or-die-world-cup-qualifiers/

NO EXCUSE! MBU's newly appointed head coach says long-distance travel will not be blamed

TUCKER, St James - Having to travel for every game during the Jamaica Premier ... technical director and head coach of Montego Bay United (MBU).

source https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/observer-west-back-page/no-excuse-mbu-s-newly-appointed-head-coach-says-long-distance-travel-will-not-be-blamed_241818?profile=1511

PHOTO: ATL Automotive opens US$3-m body shop - Jamaica Observer

From left: Patrick Wilson, group managing director at ATL Automotive; Councillor Dwight Crawford, of the Montego Bay Municipial Corporation; ...

source https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/front-page/atl-automotive-opens-us-3-m-body-shop_241885

Tourism boost - Jamaica Observer

Flights are scheduled to land in Montego Bay, St James, by TUI Belgium and TUI Netherlands by April of this year.

source https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/tourism-boost-three-flights-per-week-to-come-from-belgium-and-netherlands-by-april_241812

Police hunting for St James wanted men | News | Jamaica Star

... Nickeelo Lewis or Kenroy Roach is asked to contact the Montego Bay Police at 876-684-9080-4, Crime Stop at 311 or the nearest police station.

source http://jamaica-star.com/article/news/20220119/police-hunting-st-james-wanted-men

Woman sacrificed at Kevin Smith's cult church gets emotional send-off - Jamaica Observer

Gardner, an office attendant at Appliance Traders Ltd in Montego Bay, was one of three people killed in the bizarre ritual at the church pastored ...

source https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/woman-sacrificed-at-kevin-smith-s-cult-church-gets-emotional-send-off_241780

Sandals MoBay leadership bootcamp gets thumbs up - Jamaica Observer

MONTEGO BAY, St James — THIRTY-FIVE junior managers and supervisors who recently co...

source https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/sandals-mobay-leadership-bootcamp-gets-thumbs-up_241717

ACC Announces Indoor Track & Field Performers of the Week - Atlantic Coast Conference

Owayne Owens, Virginia, Sr., Montego Bay, Jamaica Owens ranks No. 1 nationally on the triple jump following his mark of 16.23 meters (53'3”) at ...

source https://theacc.com/news/2022/1/18/athlete-awards-acc-announces-indoor-track-field-performers-of-the-week.aspx

'American Man' from St James reported missing - Jamaica Observer

He is of brown complexion, slim build and is about 5 feet 11 inches tall. Reports from the Montego Bay Police are that Willocks was last seen at a ...

source https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/%26%238216;American_Man%26%238217;_from_St_James_reported_missing

Arnold R. Larock, Jr., 56, formerly of Ogdensburg - WWNY

On May 12, 2012, he married Patricia Hewko in Montego Bay, Jamaica with Rev. Easton R. Lawrence officiating. Arnie loved the beach, playing golf, ...

source https://www.wwnytv.com/2022/01/18/arnold-r-larock-jr-56-formerly-ogdensburg/

Why The Caribbean Country Of Jamaica Remains A Favorite For Tourists - News Americas Now

From Montego Bay to Negril, Jamaica has something for everyone, and despite COVID-19 and strict travel protocols, continues to attract visitors ...

source https://www.newsamericasnow.com/caribbean-travel-why-the-caribbean-country-of-jamaica-remains-a-favorite-for-tourists/

TWO YEARS OF PAIN - Mom desperately seeks to find her daughter

Mi guh all a Montego Bay a search fi har. Mi and har bredda dem even guh all 'bout fi see if dem a sell har body," said Reid.

source http://jamaica-star.com/article/news/20220118/two-years-pain-mom-desperately-seeks-find-her-daughter

Vows: #TeamPowell - Jamaica Observer

Tuesday Style Vows presents #TeamPowell. Love blooms... Shana Kaye recalls. I met O'Jay at the Salt Spring New Testament Church, Montego Bay. We ...

source https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/tuesday-style-vows/-teampowell_240142

Suited and booted: Pauline in wintertime attire in Canada | Loop Jamaica

Montego Bay Animal Haven, the non-profit organisation loc. ... Pauline, one of the 144 Royal Caribbean terriers flown from Jamaica to Canada in ...

source https://jamaica.loopnews.com/content/suited-and-booted-pauline-wintertime-attire-canada

NEPA: Don't fear the crocodiles | News | Jamaica Gleaner

TREYA PICKING, an environmental officer at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), is advising residents of Montego Bay, St James, ...

source https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20220117/nepa-dont-fear-crocodiles

Meet the local experts improving fertility health - All Woman - Jamaica Observer

He is also the medical director at City Centre Health & Wellness & Western Fertility in Montego Bay. He received his medical and specialist ...

source https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/all-woman/Meet_the_local_experts_improving_fertility_health__241421?profile=&template=AllWomenArticle

W'house coach critical of 'wastefulness' | Sports | Jamaica Star

Waterhouse assistant coach Daniel Bent summed up their performance as wasteful, in spite of a 2-1 win over Montego Bay United (MBU) in the Jamaica ...

source http://jamaica-star.com/article/sports/20220117/w%E2%80%99house-coach-critical-%E2%80%98wastefulness%E2%80%99

Drax Hall commercial boost 'long overdue' - Jamaica Observer

He told the Jamaica Observer that the local authorities are doing their ... commuting between the island's two cities — Kingston and Montego Bay.

source https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/drax-hall-commercial-boost-long-overdue-_241153?profile=1373

I don't get it! - Jamaica Observer

TUCKER, St James — Orville Powell, president of promoted Jamaica Premier League (JPL) team Montego Bay United, has questioned the wisdom of one ...

source https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/i-don-t-get-it-mbu-s-powell-questions-rationale-in-only-one-venue-being-approved-for-jpl-matches_241547

Fire at the Charles Gordon Market leaves millions in damage | News | Jamaica Star

A fire destroyed three shops at the Charles Gordon Market in Montego Bay, St James this morning. Damage is estimated in $3 million.

source http://jamaica-star.com/article/news/20220116/fire-charles-gordon-market-leaves-millions-damage

Fire destroys shops at Charles Gordon Market - Jamaica Observer

ST JAMES, Jamaica- Firefighters from the St James Fire Department are now battling a fire at the Charles Gordon Market in Montego Bay.

source https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/Fire_destroys_shops_at_Charles_Gordon_Market

Fire at Charles Gordon Market in St James | News | Jamaica Gleaner

... Fire Department are probing the cause of a fire that destroyed three shops at the Charles Gordon Market in Montego Bay, St James this morning.

source https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20220116/fire-charles-gordon-market-st-james

Jamaican Hospitality Off-Limits to Americans in 2022 - Vax Before Travel

Do not travel to areas in Kingston, Montego Bay, and Spanish Town due to crime. Violent crimes are common, such as home invasions, armed robberies ...

source https://www.vaxbeforetravel.com/2022/01/16/jamaican-hospitality-limits-americans-2022

Patricia Green | Fix housing, fix crime and violence | Commentary | Jamaica Gleaner

The majority of communities close to Montego Bay in St James fall inside this grouping of ancestral lands shown on historic maps, often documented ...

source https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/commentary/20220116/patricia-green-fix-housing-fix-crime-and-violence

Arnett ready for the challenge of defending champions | Sports | Jamaica Gleaner

... the 2021-22 Jamaica Premier League (JPL) against defending champions ... beaten finalists Waterhouse take on the returning Montego Bay United.

source https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20220116/arnett-ready-challenge-defending-champions

No breakthrough in killing of boy, aged 9 - Jamaica Observer

MONTEGO BAY, St James — Up to Saturday, there was no new development in the investigation by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) concerning the ...

source https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/no-breakthrough-in-killing-of-boy-aged-9_241509?profile=1373

Tommy Lee Sparta Warns Jamaican Youths Amid Rising Murder Rate - Urban Islandz

Jamaica has been experiencing a wave of crime over the last. ... boy died in an incident in the dangerous community of Flankers, Montego Bay.

source https://urbanislandz.com/2022/01/15/tommy-lee-sparta-warns-jamaican-youths-amid-rising-murder-rate/

MoBay Chamber calls for return of SOE to combat 'out of control' crime - Jamaica Observer

ST JAMES, Jamaica – The Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) says it firmly...

source https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/MoBay_Chamber_calls_for_return_of_SOE_to_combat_%26%238216;out_of_control%26%238217;_crime_

Ifrica attacks predators - Jamaica Observer

Queen Ifrica began her career in 1995 after shining at a local talent contest in her hometown of Montego Bay, St James.

source https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/ifrica-attacks-predators_241470

Jamaica deal alert: Montego Bay fares available from under $300 - The Points Guy

Routes: ATL/BWI/DEN/DFW/EWR/FLL/JFK/MIA/MSP/PHL/SFO to Montego Bay, Jamaica (MBJ). Cost: Flights available from $254; some nonstop routes available.

source https://thepointsguy.com/deals/jamaica-montego-bay/

Tommy Lee warns youth - Jamaica Observer

INCARCERATED dancehall deejay Tommy Lee Sparta is urging Jamaica's ... In 2015 the Montego Bay police prevented him from performing on Reggae ...

source https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/tommy-lee-warns-youth_241497

Crime in Jamaica: 9-year-old abducted and killed in St James - WIC News

It is thought that around 11 am on Wednesday, the child and his mother were driving from Tucker to downtown Montego Bay in an Audi car.

source https://wicnews.com/caribbean/jamaica/crime-in-jamaica-9-year-old-abducted-and-killed-in-st-james-050739949/

Scott-Mottley: Expose sex offenders, protect our children | Lead Stories | Jamaica Gleaner

“If it had been known Kevin Smith was a convicted sex offender at the age of 27, would the history of that church in Montego Bay be different?

source https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20220115/scott-mottley-expose-sex-offenders-protect-our-children

Implement gun crime legislation now | News | Jamaica Gleaner

WESTERN BUREAU: WITH A number having been murdered in St James since the start of the year, Montego Bay Mayor Leeroy Williams is urging the ...

source https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20220115/implement-gun-crime-legislation-now

MURDER MANIA | Lead Stories | Jamaica Gleaner

Jamaica's National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang and Police ... after 11 a.m. towards downtown Montego Bay when she slowed down to negotiate a ...

source https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20220114/murder-mania

Tourism workers will be assisted to find affordable housing— Bartlett - Jamaica Observer

“So, we are looking at schemes in resort areas, for instance, in Montego Bay,” Bartlett said, adding that there are units in The Estuary, ...

source https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/Tourism_workers_will_be_assisted_to_find_affordable_housing%26%238212;_Bartlett?profile=1228

Barbaric! - Jamaica Observer

MONTEGO BAY, St James — Questions still swirled up to late Thursday night about the gruesome murder of nine-year-old Gabriel King, which has not ...

source https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/front-page/barbaric-autistic-boy-9-found-with-throat-slashed_241400?profile=1373

JISTV | Sitting of the House of Representatives - January 13, 2022 - YouTube

JIS #JISTV #JISnews #Jamaica #Goverment. ... JISTV | Contract Signing for the Montego Bay Perimeter Road Project. Jamaica Information Service.

source https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTF_AgThPFk

All to play for! - Jamaica Observer

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Former champions Cornwall College and Frome Technical will seek t...

source https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/observer-west-back-page/all-to-play-for-two-western-ja-based-schools-seek-to-salvage-pride-as-ben-francis-ko-kicks-off-today_241214

Nine-year-old child killed during carjacking | News | Jamaica Star

... about 9:00 a.m. the mother and her son were travelling in her Audi motor vehicle from the direction of Tucker towards downtown Montego Bay.

source http://jamaica-star.com/article/news/20220113/nine-year-old-child-killed-during-carjacking

Much-awaited Tourism Workers Pension Scheme officially launced - Associates Times

... pension scheme at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St James. ... Moreover, the Jamaican government has promised to pump $1 billion into ...

source https://associatestimes.com/much-awaited-tourism-workers-pension-scheme-officially-launced/

Henrico woman's pies now selling in Walmart - YouTube

||JAMAICA VLOG 2022||#80 I TRAVELED TO "Montego Bay" JAMAICA TO SURPRISE MY GRANNY AT CHRUCH. Makeda Kerr. Makeda Kerr. •. Recommended for you.

source https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LS_dfq7L8w

Bootbag, Football For The World hold successful clinic in MoBay - Jamaica Observer

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Just over 100 young football players attended t...

source https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/observer-west/bootbag-football-for-the-world-hold-successful-clinic-in-mobay_241225

Ricky Hill clarifies previous JFF link | Sports | Jamaica Star

New Montego Bay United (MBU) Technical Director Ricky Hill says he had no intention of coaching Jamaica's Reggae Boyz. This is in light of rumours ...

source http://jamaica-star.com/article/sports/20220113/ricky-hill-clarifies-previous-jff-link

Ricky Hill eager to bring unique skill set to Montego Bay United | Sports | Jamaica Gleaner

NEW MONTEGO Bay United technical director Ricky Hill believes that he has a unique set of coaching skills that can help lift the club and players.

source https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20220113/ricky-hill-eager-bring-unique-skill-set-montego-bay-united

Older tourism workers to get full pension pay-out - Jamaica Observer

MONTEGO BAY, St James — Under the Tourism Workers Pension Scheme (TWPS) launched We...

source https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/older-tourism-workers-to-get-full-pension-pay-out_241278

'A terrible start to the new year' - Jamaica Observer

The two met while vending at the Charles Gordon Market in Montego Bay in 2005 and, soon after, Garnett moved in with Croff at her house in Mount ...

source https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/-a-terrible-start-to-the-new-year-family-in-mourning-after-man-said-to-be-mentally-ill-kills-breadwinner_240882

Jamaica Tourism Workers Pension Scheme: A First of its Kind - News AKMI

Speaking at today's official launch at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, said it was a first for ...

source https://newsakmi.com/travel-news/jamaica-tourism-workers-pension-scheme-a-first-of-its-kind/

Tourism Workers' Pension Scheme officially launched | News | Jamaica Gleaner

... pension plan in Jamaica, the long-awaited Tourism Workers' Pension Scheme was officially launched this morning at the Montego Bay Convention ...

source https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20220112/tourism-workers-pension-scheme-officially-launched

Montegonian Musicians Unite to Fight Crime: Mobay's Justice League

 

Overwrought by crime and violence in their metropolis, 16 Montegonian reggae artistes have elevated their voices in a song which intents to broadcast a message of oneness and hope to dwellers of Jamaica's second and once friendly city.

Labelled Love in Montego Bay - Artistes Against Violence, the undertaking is the brainchild of Maxie 'Mark X' Kerr, who co-wrote the lyrics with Kingston-based songster Patrick 'Black Pearl' Howell. The song was published on social media on Tuesday afternoon, and is already a hit.

A few of the prominent names backing up the project are: Mark X's mentor, Sonny Ranking, Queen Ifrica, White Mice, Hezron, Shuga, Peter Lloyd, Mackie Conscious, ZJ Liquid, Rosh Rebel, Imeru Tafari and Sky Frass.

In 'Love in Montego Bay', Hezron and Shuga sing:

Tired of the killing in Montego Bay,

I pray that the shottas them will change their ways.

Exchange all the sadness for a smile on your face ,

And bring back the unity in Montego Bay

Mark X, who was born in Kinlos, Trelawny, but grew up in Montego Bay, is certain that no one person or establishment can make the changes required to eliminate crime in his dear city, and desires a return to the era when the village raised the child.

"Montego Bay is our beloved child. And we, the Montegonians, are the village," he told Media.

Mark X argued that the return of normalcy to his dearest Montego Bay can't be left entirely to the police or the national security minister, Dr Horace Chang. Anxious for a lasting answer, one that will afford the town's youths optimism, Mark X contended that the city has been hemorrhaging for far too long. He said that residents needed to reassess their actions, and start displaying love for humanity, so unity can be attained.

The St James Police Division recorded 160 murders in 2021, which represents 33 more than the former year. Cases of shooting declined by 31 per cent, with 108 cases recorded during the year.

Queen Africa and Imeru capture the crime problem facing St James in the their verse:

Hey, body pon body can't count the amount,

All the family members in the amount.

Death a pass through a clear the place out,

tell the shottas them fi change them route

Tell a friend, tell a friend a time to be wise,

All them a do a mess up the paradise,

Anna COVID alone a mek death toll a rise

Mobay open unnu eyes.

Ranking, once of the duo 'Pants and Sonny', is trusting that the song will tug at the heartstrings of individuals who are causing havoc in the city.

"My dream is [that] it should reach a few of these guys, [and] that by repeatedly hearing the song it will build some type of love in their hearts, and that over time we will see a reduction in crime, the gun shooting and the violence," Ranking said.

"Everybody wants the crime and violence to cease. It may not happen overnight but my hope is to touch even one of these guys," he added.

Mackie Conscious, who played an integral role in the project, said he was elated to lend his voice to the cause.

"The aim of this project is try to bring back the peace to Montego Bay. It was easy for me to be a part of this project," he stated.

He exalted Mark X for initiating the idea and not posing and watching his city ruined.

"Mark X has just started. He wants the ears of Minister of Entertainment and Culture Olivia 'Babsy' Grange and the Jamaica Tourist Board, as well as Minister Chang. I want to see how the music video can be used on their platforms to better reach a wide cross-section of the Jamaican population," Mackie Conscious said.

Sandals MoBay wins All Star Quiz title - Jamaica Observer

SANDALS Montego Bay beat Beaches Ocho Rios in a stirring finale to emerge winners of the ...

source https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/sandals-mobay-wins-all-star-quiz-title_241128?profile=1338

Montego Bay Circa 1800's

 Montegonians can you identify this street in Montego Bay taken in an 1800's photograph? Well it is St. James Street!

Ricky Hill is new technical director for Montego Bay United - Jamaica Observer

TUCKER, St James — Newly appointed Technical Director of Montego Bay ... club win Premier League titles but also to help develop Jamaican players.

source https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/ricky-hill-is-new-technical-director-for-montego-bay-united_241188

US State Department warns against travel to Jamaica - Caribbean National Weekly

The Department of State also advised its citizens that there is an increased risk of crime in Kingston, Montego Bay and Spanish Town.

source https://www.caribbeannationalweekly.com/news/us-state-department-warns-against-travel-to-jamaica/

Jamaica: PM Holness releases new reshuffle in the Cabinet - Associates Times

Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness has disclosed about the new reshuffle that ... (example- Montego Bay Perimeter Road) in western parishes.

source https://associatestimes.com/jamaica-pm-holness-releases-new-reshuffle-in-the-cabinet/

US warns citizens against travel to Ja due to COVID conditions | News | Jamaica Gleaner

Violence and shootings occur regularly in some areas of Montego Bay. Do not travel to the following areas: * Canterbury * Clavers Street

source https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20220111/us-warns-citizens-against-travel-ja-due-covid-conditions

Floyd Green is back, Malahoo-Forte gets Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs in ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Floyd Green is back in the Cabinet after four ... The former mayor of Montego Bay previously served as minister of state in ...

source https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/Floyd_Green_is_back,_Malahoo-Forte_gets_Ministry_of_Legal_and_Constitutional_Affairs_in_Holness_reshuffled_Cabinet?profile=1228

PM announces new Cabinet | News | Jamaica Gleaner

Montego Bay Perimeter Road) in western parishes. Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation (re-incorporates the Housing, Urban Renewal, ...

source https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20220110/pm-announces-new-cabinet

Woman among three charged with illegal possession of firearm - Jamaica Observer

Reports from the Montego Bay Police are that between the hours of 5:30 and 6:45 am, a team was conducting operations in Providence Heights, ...

source https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/Woman_among_three_charged_with_illegal_possession_of_firearm

COVID-19 cases force closure of GG's office | News | Jamaica Star

News | Jamaica Star logo ... Hanover man missing · Security guard shot and killed robber in Montego Bay bank · Omicron variant found in Jamaica ...

source http://jamaica-star.com/article/news/20220110/covid-19-cases-force-closure-gg%E2%80%99s-office

Twice the fun in Jamaica with more immersive experiences - CruiseandFerry.net

Montego Bay offers homeporting and port of call opportunities for most of the biggest cruise lines and is the gateway to the famous beaches of ...

source https://www.cruiseandferry.net/articles/twice-the-fun-in-jamaica-with-more-immersive-experiences-1

Pineapple Cup Montego Bay Race goes virtual! - Sail World

The virtual race will follow the iconic course from Miami to Montego Bay and start on Sunday, January 25th at 20:30 UTC. To register for the race, ...

source https://www.sail-world.com/news/245369/Pineapple-Cup-Montego-Bay-Race-goes-virtual

Firearm and ammunition seized in St James, three in custody - Jamaica Observer

Reports from the Montego Bay Police are that between the hours of 5:30 and 6:45 am, a team was conducting operations in the community when a house ...

source https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/Firearm_and_ammunition_seized_in_St_James,_three_in_custody?profile=1228

'Cry cry' heat on PM - Jamaica Observer

He knows about criminal elements, just like I do.” In the same breath, Lawrence, who was conferred with the Mayor of Montego Bay's Special Award on ...

source https://amp.jamaicaobserver.com/front-page/-cry-cry-heat-on-pm-ex-cops-say-holness-might-have-inspired-criminals-with-teary-emotional-outburst-lewin-not-interested-in-performance-_240943

Texan Caldwell triumphs at J/22 Jamin Jamaica Carnival Edition - Sail World

... incredible weather for the 2021 Jammin Jamaica- Carnival Edition, sailed on the Montego Bay Yacht Club's fleet of one-design J/22 sailboats.

source https://www.sail-world.com/news/245356/J-22-Jamin-Jamaica-Carnival-Edition

'Miracle Woman' recovers after being declared dead | News | Jamaica Gleaner

However, King's miracle started some years before 2000 while she was in a hospital in Montego Bay. There, she had a near-death experience during ...

source https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20220109/miracle-woman-recovers-after-being-declared-dead

Cornwall bleeds | News | Jamaica Gleaner

It was some weeks before [the St Elizabeth double murder] that a Chinese business operator from Montego Bay got killed outside of St James, ...

source https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20220109/cornwall-bleeds

Cruise denied entry because of higher COVID infection threshold - Jamaica Observer

MONTEGO BAY, St James — The Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) says the decision to de...

source https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/cruise-denied-entry-because-of-higher-covid-infection-threshold_240903

Artistes sing for 'Love in Montego Bay' | Entertainment | Jamaica Star

Distraught by crime and violence in their city, 16 Montegonian reggae artistes have raised their voices in a song which aims to transmit a message ...

source http://jamaica-star.com/article/entertainment/20220107/artistes-sing-%E2%80%98love-montego-bay%E2%80%99

Thousands Attend Levaya of Rabbi Zushe Wilhelm - COLlive

... Rabbi Levi Wilhelm – Las Vegas; Rabbi Mendy Wilhelm – Crown Heights; Mrs. Mushkee Raskin – Montego Bay, Jamaica; Mrs. Mashee Begun – Crown ...

source https://collive.com/thousands-attend-levaya-of-rabbi-zushe-wilhelm/

Naive Christians slammed for missing Kevin Smith red flags | News | Jamaica Gleaner

... should have prevented Smith's megalomania from taking root at the Pathways International Restoration Ministries in Montego Bay, St James.

source https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20220107/naive-christians-slammed-missing-kevin-smith-red-flags

Officials mum after cruise ship turned away from Ocho Rios - Jamaica Observer

MONTEGO BAY, St James — Port Authority and tourism officials were, up to press time...

source https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/officials-mum-after-cruise-ship-turned-away-from-ocho-rios_240788

Judge Shoots Down Jan. 6 Rioter's Jamaica Travel Request - BuzzFeed News

People enjoy Doctor's Cave Beach in Montego Bay, Jamaica, on a sunny day. WASHINGTON — Prosecutors say Anthony Williams of Michigan joined the mob ...

source https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetillman/january-6-case-jamaica-judge

Community Drivers: Moss-Solomon hailed for educational work out west | Loop Jamaica

The Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) has expressed sadness at the death of former Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) President, ...

source https://jamaica.loopnews.com/content/community-drivers-moss-solomon-hailed-educational-work-out-west

The Cool List: The Coolest Caribbean Hotels for 2022

Rockhouse, Jamaica The essence of Caribbean cool. ... and a private beach club on the jaw-dropping beaches of Stocking Island, just acros the bay.

source https://www.caribjournal.com/2022/01/05/caribbean-hotels-2022-cool-list/

Navy vet shot in Jamaica - Seeks funding to return home | News

... US Navy veteran Camille Carter-Jones to pay for a medical flight after she was shot and injured at an illegal party in Discovery Bay,...

source http://jamaica-star.com/article/news/20220105/navy-vet-shot-jamaica-seeks-funding-return-home

Air Canada Halts All Flights To Mexico And Caribbean – AirlineGeeks.com

Destinations affected by the latest decision include: Cayo Coco, Cuba; Cancún, Mexico; Liberia, Costa Roca; Montego Bay, Jamaica; Punta Cana, ...

source https://airlinegeeks.com/2022/01/05/air-canada-halting-all-flights-to-mexico-and-caribbean/

Fourth wave of COVID-19 likely to hit Jamaica: Dr Tufton - Associates Times

 

On December 30, 2021, while speaking in a handover ceremony for COVID-19 home testing kits at the,Montego Bay Convention Centre, ...

source https://associatestimes.com/fourth-wave-of-covid-19-likely-to-hit-jamaica-dr-tufton/

Crystal's Clarity

Novel Pictures and Thousands of Words

“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
~Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Meet Crystal Evans, an author from a small district in Westmoreland, Jamaica. Iconic and iconoclastic are words that could be used to describe her. She is clearly emerging in new West Indian literature. She is an advocate for Jamaican literature and black women in the arts—she is establishing her voice among a flock of Caribbean authentic voices. Persistent in her craft, she has been writing for over fifteen years. Literature is her only forte, she is an established blogger, software creator, web-entrepreneur among other things.

Easy to read, her prose are chock filled with elements of contemporary Jamaican society and culture. As you may be able to tell by now her prose does wax poetic and her pallet is dancehall spiced with some RnB. Somewhere between Ms. Kitty and Carla Moore, meets Mills and Boons, meets Issa Rae's Insecure. Every author's dream is to capture the zeitgeist (spirit of the times), and her work undoubtedly does that.

Great literature gives you insight into the psyche of the author and the society it evolves from, Ms. Evan's body of work provides a time capsule of Jamaica lifestyle from the late 80s to now. It can be a daunting task to take on writing as a career in Jamaica but this rubenesque lady has the gusto and fortitude to do it in Jamaica and rural Jamaica at that. Various times and a variety of people, even family members encourage those of us in fields to opt for greener, cashy-er pastures, so too it was with this indomitable author. Economics can be a bitch, but it's one the gifted storyteller conquers with wit, lateral thinking, diversification and the craftiness of Anansi.

 

Me, personally think, writing puts authors in very vulnerable situations. Especially when exposing your thoughts that may be unpopular. "People sometimes ask me 'why did I become a writer or why did you write this story?' Upset, some ask me 'why are your stories laced with social commentary and so many elements of life among the Jamaican working class?' Many more ask 'don't you grow tired of those themes?' Persons even ask 'are you writing about your life?'" says our young western word spinner.

"Usually I'd say I wrote books for every woman with a girl trapped inside that some man once told that she was not good enough. My aim now as I see it, is to create  powerful heroines." In an age of social justice warriors, feminism and the metoo movement. Every pop culture patreon should know this theme is currently being tackled by Marvel's film Black Widow, so why not explore it through the lens of Jamaica womanhood.

 

A good many of her Crystal's novels are centered on her experiences growing up in rural Jamaica and one of Jamaican cultural nuclei which Westmoreland is. This lady spends her spare time with friends, hosting house parties and listening to reggae music being a voracious reader.

Playing ball with her neighbor's children on the play field and carrying water from the standpipe in the morning are some of the movies that are hung in Crystal's memory bank. Upwardly mobile, this zaftig author continued her Studies with several certifications in literature and Journalism.

She wrote several short stories during her teenage years as a pastime to buffer the tumultuous psycho-emotional atmosphere of her life. Soon she would then be blogging at the age of nineteen, with one of her most successful articles and post being one titled "Why Jamaican men hate cerebral women" that was penned after a bad date.

"Yeah, I love dancehall music not so much because of the beats but because I know that it is the real news and music of our catharsis. It is also a poetry of defiance. My writing is much like the music, it is my journey, my evolution, moving into being a better version of myself. Yet it is in defiance of people's attempt to define me. Characters that are the pivot of my books are all an extension of myself, the fantasy of me, the lives I have lived over and over again in my head. Opening one of my books is to dive deep into the depth of my mental caverns and to penetrate the threshold of my psyche."

After her forays in blogging, Crystal went on to write a novel named "Mama Brown's Family". Kicking up a literary storm that same year at twenty years old, she wrote the Jamaica Date Doctor series from Articles on her blog. It may sound impossible, but young Ms Evans has published three novels, The Barn Raiders, Night Nurse and The Country Gyal Journal. Ms. Evans contends that "...the rigors of a rural childhood has its sore points. I have spent most of my life feeling completely out of sync with the world and growing up in a semi-literate community did not help. So persons saw my academic inclination as meaning I was crazy, as 'too much book, can mad you' or so the country adage goes.  No anomalous behavior on my part was allowed and if I manifested any it was interpreted as madness and gave legitimacy to the small town gossip that said I was weird and occult. I dumbed down around them to survive stigmatization and to not make my community members or family uncomfortable.

 

 "Not having money and coming from a lower socio-economic family, growing up in a rural working class community, I know a thing or two about humanity at its most base level, unfiltered by IG filters, a life of limited or no exposure to education or progressive values. Embedded in me is the same material that 'ghetto people' are made from. I am intimately aware of what that life is like because I am a child of that process and vicious cycle. Culling a life that is very much different to how I started life is a feat but I am still a product of the way I was socialized." As Crystal has so clearly illustrated, her journey hasn't been easy.

Her career has been a study in the struggle with linguistic imperialism, a phenomena I wrote about some weeks ago. This is evident when she says "My deviation from the standard Caribbean or Jamaican literary topics, themes and norms hasn't really won me any respect from my peers. I write what I feel. I do not know anything about technique, other than what I learnt at Sixth Form doing my A-levels. I write stories, I write about life." She says.

So dear readers, give Crystal's work some support! I am sure some facet or reflection of Jamaican life or maybe femininity is in there that you will connect with. Reconnect with the past and interface with Jamaican modern urban feminism. Books are sold at local bookstores and on Amazon.


Yannick Nesta Pessoa B.A. in Philosophy UWI Mona, is Jamaica's first blogger, a Writer, Artist, Graphic Artist, Linux User and Entrepreneur. Find me yahnyk @ Twitter and Instagram

Sandals Foundation Reading Road Trip: Wonderful Fulfilling Vacations

Said Joy who was a Sandals guest at Montego Bay, Jamaica, who participated in the Reading Road Trip program: “Our family of 9 (grandparents, ...

source https://eturbonews.com/3013553/sandals-foundation-reading-road-trip-wonderful-fulfilling-vacations/

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico Reports in December - One News Page

Montego Bay 448.5 341.1 (23.9 %) 4,698.4 2,581.9 (45.0 %) ... a company operating Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, Jamaica.

source https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Press+Releases/1zo9wzkhh2/Grupo-Aeroportuario-del-Pacifico-Reports-in-December-2021.htm

Jamaica Tourism Officials Think CDC Advisory May Not Last Long - Cruise Hive

Other ports such as Montego Bay did not open until December 1, when Carnival Glory called here for the first time since March 2020.

source https://www.cruisehive.com/jamaica-tourism-officials-think-cdc-advisory-may-not-last-long/63101

Jamaican men to stand trial on ganja charges in Bahamas | Loop Jamaica

Two Jamaican men who were allegedly the subjects of a Christmas Eve ganja bust ... Montego Bay mayor condemns murder of municipal cop and uncle.

source https://jamaica.loopnews.com/content/jamaican-men-stand-trial-ganja-charges-bahamas

Southwest Airlines Relaunching More Flights to Jamaica, Cancun - Caribbean Journal

Beginning June 5, the carrier will four routes to the Caribbean. That includes daily service between Chicago and Montego Bay, Jamaica; Saturday-only ...

source https://www.caribjournal.com/2022/01/03/southwest-airlines-jamaica-cancun-relaunching/

48.4% COVID-positivity rate; 769 new cases, one death | Loop Jamaica

At the same time, Jamaica's positivity rate has risen to nearly 50 per cent based ... Montego Bay mayor condemns murder of municipal cop and uncle.

source https://jamaica.loopnews.com/content/484-covid-positivity-rate-769-new-cases-one-death

Soaring into 2022 - Jamaica Observer

Captain Toray Bailey flying the Jamaican flag high. ... encounter with aeroplanes at Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St James.

source https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/front-page/soaring-into-2022_240467?profile=1606

New Year finds woman charged with fatal stabbing of 66-y-o man | Loop Jamaica

Bull Bay woman charged with murder of rival in 'love triangle saga' ... Montego Bay mayor condemns murder of municipal cop and uncle.

source https://jamaica.loopnews.com/content/new-year-finds-woman-charged-fatal-stabbing-66-y-o-man

Montego Bay mayor condemns murder of municipal cop and uncle | Loop Jamaica

Montego Bay Mayor and Chairman of the St James Municipal Corporation (SJMC), Leeroy Williams, has condemned the brutal killing of 34-year-old ...

source https://jamaica.loopnews.com/content/montego-bay-mayor-condemns-murder-municipal-cop-and-uncle

Three vendors short-listed for Jamaica's first tourist insurance programme

MONTEGO BAY, St James — The selection of a provider of medical insurance for visito...

source https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/three-vendors-short-listed-for-jamaica-s-first-tourist-insurance-programme_240281?profile=1373

COVID-19 self-test kits to be available commercially, once approved - Jamaica Observer

... home-testing kits were handed over to the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) at Montego Bay Convention Centre in St James yesterday.

source https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/covid-19-self-test-kits-to-be-available-commercially-once-approved_240282

12 local coaches undergo Concacaf C License training - Jamaica Observer

... Phillip Williams (Tivoli Gardens), Marlon Hylton (JFF Technical Committee), Andrew Sewell (Waterhouse) and Marvin Tate (Montego Bay).

source https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/12_local_coaches_undergo_Concacaf_C_License_training?profile=1228

BLOODY FINALE | Lead Stories | Jamaica Gleaner

... Evans was driving a Toyota motor car from the direction of John's Hall towards Montego Bay, with Stewart in the front passenger seat.

source https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20220101/bloody-finale

Hotel Grand-A-View reopens - Jamaica Observer

Just in time for the holidays, Hotel Grand-A-View in Montego Bay, St James, reopened its doors to guests on Monday, December 20, 2021 with a ...

source https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/business-report/hotel-grand-a-view-reopens_240201