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There's been a lot of rumour etc over the summer in regards to HiLo closing/moving, the NCB (bank) moving, the ATM which is already closed that was located next to HiLo....and here's the reason why in the link below....
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/busin...0?profile=1606
Which article?
Cap
Fixed...thanks Capt.
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/busin...0?profile=1606
WOW. big changes. OK so is there still an F/X trader there somewhere? I have used them for years and the staff is great.
FX Trader was there today ..
Where is the shopping center going to be?
Need reference point
It is the complex being renovated across from Tree House/Country Country. It was open only for a short time many years ago ..
Thanks Rob
Article said January 2019 so I guess we can expect it to be open on about 1 year
The article mentions the complex will be on land side across from Boardwalk Village. What is being built across the street from Tree House? Did I miss something?
mi real estate background and local knowledge tells mi that location is too far for most of the local population.......
mi personally and many local people mi know have never been down to the Boardwalk....it's out of the way
it's a location for tourist and establishments that cater to tourist would be better suited...
a much better location would have been where the hospital is being constructed......
or on the Sav road going out of town by Banmark and the home improvement store etc are......
just mi two cents........
Cool Runnings, Marko
I think the article is Jamaica-speak for across the road from Boardwalk Village. It will indeed be across the road, only a ways south, towards town, approximately across from the Treehouse. The property was a shopping centre years ago (10 years ago?), wasn't open for very long, and has been vacant since, although it has been well maintained over the many years of its closure. I have walked past this property many times from our stays at the Rayon Hotel and often wondered why someone doesn't reopen it. I, for one, can't wait for a more convenient Cambio than the one at Times Square.
Ah Ha! It was called Bayside Village Plaza Shopping Center years ago.
According to the article, one of the reasons for the move away from the downtown area was to reduce congestion.
Seeing it from a real estate perspective...the closures were inevitable as Sunshine Plaza has been sadly deteriorating over the years. Other than slightly inconveniencing the West End people...I find it to be a better location for locals that have to bank from Orange Bay, Green Island and the many newer areas being developed...and coming from the Sav direction...it won't make that much of a difference considering how bad the traffic congestion can get downtown.
Though we've heard the rumour that HiLo is closing and maybe moving...there hasn't been any confirmation as to which grocery chain is going in the new location. Hopefully we'll get a competitor to the HiLo/Value Master brand...as having two stores from the same chain within a couple of blocks of each other was strange...same goods, same prices...no competition!!
This town is certainly growing!
Any idea when the grocery store will open
Isn't January 2019 a little over a month away? Are they opening then? (Not a year
That's my thought, first of the year.Quote:
Originally Posted by JaJodi
Was being extremely sarcastic
My recollection is nothing opens on schedule in Jamaica :friendly_wink:
Changes? Negril has changed?
Cap
Oh no - that's the only ATM we've ever used! We've never had a problem with it. Which would be the next most secure? I'm sure this has been covered before but we are coming soon... Thanks!
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Originally Posted by Bnewb
There are secure ATMs at Scotia Bank downtown & in Time Square,Quote:
Originally Posted by Odinson
CIBC across the parking lot from Burger King,
Sagicor in the Coral Seas Plaza parking lot,
NCB outside of Value Master,
and another Scotia Bank & NCB ATM near/in the Petcom gas station across from the Royalton.
Thanks! I had no idea there were even this many ATMs in Negril, let alone this many that are considered secure.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bnewb
Maybe I'm not understanding your version of secure.Quote:
Originally Posted by Odinson
All the ATMs I've mentioned are operated by banks and/or financial companies.
The ATM by the HiLo worked great for us - it was inside and we've never had an issue with skimmers or fraudulent charges arising from using it.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bnewb
ur one of the lucky ones
I have used the Scotia ATM's at Time Square and by the airport every year since they appeared, and I have never had a problem either.
Times Square ATM is new and hopefully more tamper proof. It did appear to be and it worked 3 out of my 4 attempts which is a record for me at any Negril ATM. I think the one time it didn’t work was probably because it was out of money since it was late in the day.
That is the only problem with the one at Time Square...you have to get there before the tour buses show up and the hoard of tourists empty it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rumlover
Same issue with the ones at Scotia Bank - don't expect them to have any money left on Sunday.
Any new information on the grocery store opening ?Quote:
Originally Posted by wrtiii
ha ha soon come
So, where is the F/X Trader now? Is it still at Sunshine? I will need it in the next week or so.
FX Trader is still in the Sunshine Plaza, at the far end by the driveway entrance.
Thanks Rob. It was at the corner last time I was there. See you soon.
Any updates on this old / new shopping plaza ? Grocery store open, ATM available, etc....
NCB says they are moving to the new plaza in February... A few shops open but no major "anchor" businesses yet.
Thanks Rob .......... please keep us updated on the NCB Bank and ATM situation.