The best parish in Jamaica

[churchgirl]

<span style='font-size: 17pt'><span style='font-family: Book Antiqua'><span style="color: #CC0000">St. Thomas of course.</span></span></span> [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/bannana_purple.gif[/img]

<ul>[*]The best jerk chicken can be found in Yallahs[*]Bath Botanical Garden (second oldest in the Western Hemisphere)[*]Bath Fountain - well known for it's medicinal healing power[*]Home of the famous Morant Bay Rebellion of 1865[*]Home of Paul Bogle - one of our National Heroes[*]Morant Bay Court House[*]Morant Point Lighthouse - oldest in Jamaica[*]Yallahs Pond - 14 times more salty than any ocean[*]Monument of Three Finger Jack can be found here[*]Tropicana Sugar Estate[*]Start your trek up Blue Mountain from Penlyne Castle[/list]

Come tell us why your parish is the best.

[BlessedLadyOfZion]

Re: The best parish in Jamaica

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: churchgirl</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> <span style='font-size: 17pt'><span style='font-family: Book Antiqua'><span style="color: #CC0000">St. Thomas of course.</span></span></span> [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/bannana_purple.gif[/img]
[list][*]The best jerk chicken can be found in Yallahs


Come tell us why your parish is the best.

</div></div>u must be out yo mind...
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portland hav dat pon lock

[julie*mango]

Re: The best parish in Jamaica

Portland is one of my favorite parishes next to St Ann...but dem need fi fix di road dem man [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70374-lipsrsealed.gif[/img]

[Compry]

Re: The best parish in Jamaica

<span style="color: #CC0000"><span style='font-size: 23pt'>ST. JAMES</span></span>

Capital City Montego Bay
Major towns Adelphi, Cambridge, Montpelier, Catadupa, Fairfield
County Cornwall
Area 595 square km
Rank Jamaica's fourth smallest parish
Population 178,000 in 2001
Commerce Tourism, Agriculture , Manufactoring

Brief history

When the Spanish occupied Jamaica, Montego Bay was an export point for lard, which was obtained from wild hogs in the forests. In many of the Jamaica's early maps, Montego Bay was listed as "Bahia de Manteca" (Lard Bay). The parish was given the name "St James" in honour of King James II by Sir Thomas Modyford, the island's first English Governor. At the beginning of the English rule, the parish was one of the poorest; it had no towns, few inhabitants and little commerce, except for the exported lard. However, after the treaty with the Maroon in 1739, St James became one of the most important sugar producing parishes. Annually, more that 150 ships arrived in Montego Bay bringing slaves and supplies, and taking sugar. Commerce developed as wealthy merchants and planters erected many elaborate town houses. In 1773 Montego Bay had the only newspaper outside of Kingston - The Cornwall Chronicle.

A fire, in 1795 and again in 1811, destroyed many parts of Montego Bay. After being rebuilt, it was again destroyed in 1831 by a rebellion led by Sam Sharpe. This rebellion was as a result of the slave owner's reluctance to free the slaves, even after England proposed that they end slavery. Sam Sharpe, at first, tried to advocate passive resistance, but a group of slaves became violent and began setting fire to buildings and the surrounding plantations and cane fields. As a result of being the main planner of the rebellion, Sam Sharpe was hanged in the Montego Bay market place, which is today known as Sam Sharpe Square.

After emancipation in 1834, the fortunes of the town and parish declined until the banana trade was promoted by J E Kerr and Co. This prompted the start of tourism in Jamaica. A Freeport was constructed in the 1960s, and later, a cruise ship terminal was opened. Montego Bay was accorded city status on May 1, 1980. The Sangster International Airport, one of the two on the island, is the hub for the national airline, Air Jamaica.

Geography

The parish is bordered by Trelawny in the east, St. Elizabeth in the south and Hanover and Westmoreland in the west. It covers an area of 594.9 sq km, making it one of the smallest parishes in Jamaica. The population was an estimated 178,000 in 2001.

About two-thirds of the parish consists of limestone. The Nassau Mountains, which rise from St. Elizabeth, south of the parish, extend diagonally across St James. The range then decline to a point just south of Montego Bay. Its highest point is approximately 1524 metres above sea level.

Great River, which serves as the boundary between St James and its neighboring parishes Hanover and Westmoreland, and the Montego River, which rises in central St James and flows north, then west to Montego Bay, are the two main rivers.

The city of Montego Bay may be roughly divided into two sections: the tourist area, which occupies the northern section of the bay along the shore line, and the commercial and industrial sections, which are second only to Kingston in size and volume of trade.





Montego Bay offers great shopping and several excellent restaurants. If you want to go to the beach, I would strongly suggest Doctor's Cave Beach just outside of Montego Bay. The beach is a private club and is kept immaculate The restaurant, the "Groovy Grouper" serves excellent food and the bar is well stocked as well. There are umbrellas, beach chairs, lounges and just about everything else you could want for a day in the sun. The reef off of Doctor's Cave Beach is part of an underwater sanctuary and is excellent snorkeling.

Info borrowed from Wikipedia & Caribbean Port Review

[MNap1]

Re: The best parish in Jamaica

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: churchgirl</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> <span style='font-size: 17pt'><span style='font-family: Book Antiqua'><span style="color: #CC0000">St. Thomas of course.</span></span></span> [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/bannana_purple.gif[/img]

<ul>[*]The best jerk chicken can be found in Yallahs
haffi diffa - Portland haff dis loc [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif[/img][*]Bath Botanical Garden (second oldest in the Western Hemisphere) -
deffo - and it got a face lift not long ago jus before Portia get lockout shi did visit de garden, mi did glad fe see har deh [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/rolleyes.gif[/img][*]Bath Fountain - well known for it's medicinal healing power - yes as long as it is the actual fountain aldo de yute dem wan fe gie de peeple dem a chance before dem rush dem [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70388-shameonyou.gif[/img][*]Home of the famous Morant Bay Rebellion of 1865 - [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70409-waytogo.gif[/img][*]Home of Paul Bogle - one of our National Heroes - [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70371-jump.gif[/img][*]Morant Bay Court House -
dat burn down earlier in de year - all de papas got burnt [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70402-thinking.gif[/img] dem a build a new one but mi noh knoh how dat ago now dat new pepple in tek ova[*]Morant Point Lighthouse - oldest in Jamaica -
what a climb up dem steps, but even more de journey to get dere, lawd it baad [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70361-embarassed.gif[/img][*]Yallahs Pond - 14 times more salty than any ocean -
an a thousand times more smelly [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/704555_dwl.gif[/img][*]Monument of Three Finger Jack can be found here -
and don't forget that it is here that you get the first sight a Kingston coming in from de east [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/bannana_purple.gif[/img][*]Tropicana Sugar Estate[*]Start your trek up Blue Mountain from Penlyne Castle[/list]

Come tell us why your parish is the best.

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don't forget you can walk from Hayfield to Portland - did it in 5 hours. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/breakdance.gif[/img]

(((((Churchgirl))) lang time eh?
Alrite mi is no traitor, born ah Portland but lawd me lub St. Thomas and ah deh mi live now [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/yahoo.gif[/img]

[churchgirl]

Re: The best parish in Jamaica

((((((((MNap)))))))) Doth my eyes deceive me?! It has been a very long. Great to see you!!!! [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/shocked.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/eek2.gif[/img]

Back pan track.

Yes, out a Yallahs stink fi true. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70390-shhh.gif[/img] A suh mi read earlier dis year dat the Courthouse went up in flames. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/frown.gif[/img]

Yuh been to Dalvey yet MNap?

Bloz please to tell my Portland a di best.

[halfwaytree]

Re: The best parish in Jamaica

St.Andrew, 'cause that is where my family comes from.

What more reason need there be? [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70456-eyebrows.gif[/img]

[Nylah]

Re: The best parish in Jamaica



what about us mixed parish babies?

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[halfwaytree]

Re: The best parish in Jamaica

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Empress_Nylah</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

what about us mixed parish babies?

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Ya, I always wondered about those of you who are bi... parished. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/desdentado.gif[/img]

[Nylah]

Re: The best parish in Jamaica

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Milo Man*</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Empress_Nylah</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

what about us mixed parish babies?

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Ya, I always wondered about those of you who are bi... parished. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/desdentado.gif[/img] </div></div>

and what you wonder about ee? [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/bubble.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/bubble.gif[/img]

[img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70400-talktohand.gif[/img] bout bi......parished.

See if I ever make you breakfast in bed again

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[churchgirl]

Re: The best parish in Jamaica

Bi-Parished?! [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/704555_dwl.gif[/img] Fram I was birthed!

[ILP]

Re: The best parish in Jamaica

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: churchgirl</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> <span style='font-size: 17pt'><span style='font-family: Book Antiqua'><span style="color: #CC0000">St. Thomas of course.</span></span></span> [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/bannana_purple.gif[/img]
[list][*]The best jerk chicken can be found in Yallahs
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is knock, you mussi knock fi you head..bout St. Thomas [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70400-talktohand.gif[/img]
Portland end all di discussion bout jerk. period.

[churchgirl]

Re: The best parish in Jamaica

Oye deh Ms. ILP, whappen to di Rasta dem weh nuh nyam pork? I thought they were known for their jerk pork. Come betta dan dat mam. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/nahnahnay.gif[/img]

Anyhow, it seems <span style='font-size: 17pt'><span style='font-family: Book Antiqua'><span style="color: #CC0000">St. Thomas</span></span></span> and St. James are in the race, with <span style='font-size: 17pt'><span style='font-family: Book Antiqua'><span style="color: #CC0000">St. Thomas</span></span></span> leading, of course. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70371-jump.gif[/img]

[DC]

Re: The best parish in Jamaica

(clearing throat) ehm ehm

Sorry to be bearer of bad news [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/crybaby.gif[/img]..But I would like to take the opportunity to inform you <u>deluded</u> folks that the only parish that is most appropriate for this category is none other than: (drum roll please)

<span style='font-size: 14pt'><span style="color: #3333FF">CLARENDON!!</span></span> [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/bannana_purple.gif[/img]

Ah yes, and I think 'nuff said'...no need for accolades... [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif[/img]

I'm so sorry! [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/frown.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70394-bawlout.gif[/img]


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[Q3210]

Re: The best parish in Jamaica

Okay, so what are the major attractions in Clarendon that makes it better than St. Thomas and Portland?
Milk River spa...ahmm...Gold that dem never find...what else?