Coastline erosion in Westmoreland-serious

[Tuff Gong]

Sat Apr 15, 2006
Coastline erosion in Westmoreland poses serious threat

There are rising concerns about the continued erosion of the coastline between Whitehouse and Belmont in Westmoreland.
Councillor for the Whitehouse division, Sylvester Anglin, says urgent steps are needed to address the rapid erosion of the coastline.

Speaking with our news centre, Councillor Anglin said letters have been sent to the relevant agencies but to date nothing has been done.

He said the problem of erosion should be addressed urgently or it could pose a serious threat to lives in various communities.

He says the Parish Council is to embark on community meetings in order to seek support for an interim measure to stem the erosion now taking place.

Councillor Anglin says efforts are also underway for the formation of a non governmental organization to begin discussions with the Environmental Foundation of Jamaica for funding to deal with the problem of coastline erosion in the parish.

Coastline erosion in Westmoreland poses serious threat

[Blackstar*]

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What's causing the erosion?

[Dr.Dudd]

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Hurricanes

[Morpheous]

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This is serious stuff... No joke. I hope they do something fast fast.

[Pepper]

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I wonder what the area looks like now. That area never had nuff beach to begin with.

[Dr.Dudd]

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I wonder what the area looks like now. That area never had nuff beach to begin with.

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I remember those places as a kid and as you stated,there was not much evidence of a beach,even at blue Fielsd. It was almost just step off the road and into the water. The beach there today is way larger than it was in those days.

[RichD]

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I wonder what the area looks like now. That area never had nuff beach to begin with.

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I remember those places as a kid and as you stated,there was not much evidence of a beach,even at blue Fielsd. It was almost just step off the road and into the water. The beach there today is way larger than it was in those days.

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when was the last time you went to blue fields?


went donw there last ear...there is pretty well no beach at all...they brought inlots of rock to try to shore up the beach...so thats all you have about 6 feet of rocks then water.

back wen we used to go regularly (late 60's early 70s) there was wide sandy area at the west end.

[QK13]

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I've never been to Bluefields Beach, but I know there are places along the road in Westmoreland where the only thing between the sea and the road is a stone wall. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/70361-embarassed.gif[/img]