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Two of the most popular beaches near the Corporate Area - Hellshire and Lime Cay - may not be accessible to patrons of Cricket World Cup 2007 and other members of the public if they do not conform to public health regulations.
Hellshire Beach in St. Catherine, which is well known for festival, fry fish and lobster, is in breach of a number of public health regulations and, according to the Ministry of Health, these will have to be rectified before the staging of the premier cricketing event which gets under way in March.
"Hellshire does not currently have adequate bathroom facilities at the site and that beach also has site access issues," said Leonard Smith, environmental engineer at the Ministry of Health.
According to Mr. Smith, while the beach is littered with several structures which offer food and refreshments for sale to visitors, there are no proper bathroom facilities which the public has ready access to and this poses a serious public health risk.
Thousands of persons from within and outside of Portmore visit the beach, particularly on weekends and public holidays, and the venue plays host to a number of entertainment events such as stage shows and football matches.
Bathroom facilities
Mr. Smith said that, if proper bathroom facilities and proper access to the beach at Hellshire are not put in place, then bathing restriction notices will be posted at the beach.
He also explained that Lime Cay - a small island close to the old Buccaneer town of Port Royal - is also pushing to put in a number of hygiene and safety measures before Cricket World Cup 2007.
He, however, noted that plans are in place to erect bathroom facilities at Lime Cay and, if the facilities are in place before March 2007, then the Ministry of Health would not place any restrictions on the public's use of that beach.
Hellshire Beach in St. Catherine, which is well known for festival, fry fish and lobster, is in breach of a number of public health regulations and, according to the Ministry of Health, these will have to be rectified before the staging of the premier cricketing event which gets under way in March.
"Hellshire does not currently have adequate bathroom facilities at the site and that beach also has site access issues," said Leonard Smith, environmental engineer at the Ministry of Health.
According to Mr. Smith, while the beach is littered with several structures which offer food and refreshments for sale to visitors, there are no proper bathroom facilities which the public has ready access to and this poses a serious public health risk.
Thousands of persons from within and outside of Portmore visit the beach, particularly on weekends and public holidays, and the venue plays host to a number of entertainment events such as stage shows and football matches.
Bathroom facilities
Mr. Smith said that, if proper bathroom facilities and proper access to the beach at Hellshire are not put in place, then bathing restriction notices will be posted at the beach.
He also explained that Lime Cay - a small island close to the old Buccaneer town of Port Royal - is also pushing to put in a number of hygiene and safety measures before Cricket World Cup 2007.
He, however, noted that plans are in place to erect bathroom facilities at Lime Cay and, if the facilities are in place before March 2007, then the Ministry of Health would not place any restrictions on the public's use of that beach.