We're is this located and what is a pot man? And what Facebook page pleaseQuote:
Originally Posted by JitterBug
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We're is this located and what is a pot man? And what Facebook page pleaseQuote:
Originally Posted by JitterBug
we love the west end as much as the beach, we have been staying a week at each now since 1987, there has always been Jamaican on Jamaican crime which is a shame, but the incidents of serious crimes on tourist is rare . Even though there has been a bit more robberies over the last c years there is still allot less crime than many of our towns and cities here in the US. We always feel safe in Negril and as Accompong pointed out you always got to keep your wits about you no matter where you go and don't stop living and enjoying places like Negril. We also have walked allot at night on the west end too without an incident. I'm more worried about the traffic on the west end at night than anything else. Its even going to be better when they finally get the side walk in up there.
It is called Cash PotQuote:
Originally Posted by gordo923
http://www.supremeventures.com/conte.../cash_pot.html
In Jamaica, people run unofficial games using the results on the draw. They "bank" is usually a person who collects bets and pays out of his or her own pocket.
As you might guess, they sometimes carry large amounts around.
Is there a negril FB page?
Gordo, I have been going to Negril for over 20 years without incident. My children were swimming on the reef since they were 5&7. I don't seek " Jamaican girlfriends" or trunk loads of drugs. I don't walk lanes late at night. I have more than once however had a tad too much to drink and was shuttled home by kind Jamaicans. Once after a wonderful dinner at Ivan's with wine and drinks, instead of taking the taxi home I told the gatekeeper that I wanted to walk up to Seastar. He said no. He had seen some "people not from here" on motorcycles cruising around and told me that he would transport me to Seastar for free. I listened. We decided to call it a night. The ordinary tourists are not a preferred target. I think with what you have posted that you are going to have an amazing time with your munchkins in Negril. Keep us posted
My kids are all grown now, in their 20s, and Negril addicts themselves. I started taking them to Jamaica when they were babies/toddlers. The crime wasn't near what it is now in Negril. I actually felt safe and we did a lot of exploring. If they were babies now, honestly we'd be "behind the gates" at the resort with very limited exploring or none at all, and I've gotten so I stay put at night on my solo trips. There is LOTS of crime being committed against tourists, not just locals. Please, people, lets not minimize. Maybe I feel that way because, like 2nuts, I live in a rural community. Don't own a gun, don't always lock my doors. You just can't compare crime in the entire US with crime in a small resort town in Jamaica.
A shooting near sea star lane?? Oh great, thats very close to Catcha where we are staying. I hope Ben protects us.
At the risk of fueling the fire, I would like to add my observation as a person living in Jamaica and seeing things firsthand for over 3 decades.
First of all, I have lived in several places around Jamaica; Seaview Gardens Phase II (Kingston), Billy's Bay (Treasure Beach), Port Maria, Sheffield and Accompong Town to name a few so my observations come from many different vantage points.
I love Jamaica but, in my opinion, Jamaicans can be extremely good, extremely bad and (of course) every degree in between. We like to think "our friends" are extremely good and to you they probably are but it is the extremely bad Jamaicans that make it dangerous in some areas.
When living in Kingston I saw violence on a regular basis but I had no problems while living there. There is nothing more dangerous than a youth with a gun. They have no problems using it and for no reason. It is part of the "creds" (gaining credit within a gang) and they thrive off the fear they instill on everyday people. The violence started to be exported on a wide scale some years ago when the "deportee" cars came from mainly Japan. These cars made criminals more mobile and they found that robbing a store owner in a rural area was easier and more lucrative than robbing a Jamaican in Kingston. The chance of getting caught was almost non-existent. You will notice that police stations are few and far between in rural areas and the police are not able to or willing to patrol these areas. They prefer instead sitting at the station and waiting for someone to report a crime. When they do respond to a killing or robbery, no one wants to tell them anything that will help solve the case.
Sav has two very powerful gangs who live on either side of Great George's Street with Alma being the most powerful and violent. http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/2...s/news992.html . The police in Sav have a "shoot first" standing mentality and that helps scatter the problem to nearby communities, which Negril is one.
In Negril, you have concentrated money and a woefully understaffed police department which will be getting some help to fight this upsurge in crime. http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/weste...egril_13682653 Crime always follows the money.
Most of all this is transparent to the average visitor and I believe the streets are safe enough for me to traverse all over Negril. When in So. Florida, I live in an area where multiple people are getting shot every day and every night and I still walk the streets. I just don't walk them late at night or impaired enough not to know what is going on all the time. I actually feel safer in Jamaica than here.
When I am home in Accompong Town (a town of about 700 residents), I see and experience almost no crime at all at least not anything more major than a petty theft or two. I feel so secure that I do not lock my door and sleep with only a screen door protecting me from the outside world. That is what Negril used to be like and, to some visitors, it still appears and feels that way. When your money is $112J to $1US and the educational level is low while the unemployment is high, you have a recipe for criminal activity.
I can only add that I don't want to live anywhere else than Jamaica. If I don't like where I am at anytime, I move around to someplace I do like. That is why after living all over Jamaica, I have finally settled on Accompong Town.
Just my opinion.
Peace and Guidance
There is an article in the gleaner about the second shooting: http://jamaica-gleaner.com/latest/article.php?id=54616
Doesn't sound like the police have shot or apprehended anyone...
i live in Baltimore MD and people in the states know how bad this area can be , just on the last 3 days we have had 30 shootings and 5 people have died from that , so I am sadly used to crime , I am mostly concerned about my travel from Montego bay to the resort , I need to ask Rocky if they stay on the main rd or take back way , I would love to stay on the main rd , and would it be safer to travel with the resort bus or private car like rockys?