Before the comments get further off topic, here is my original post:
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"We have been asked by the stakeholders here in Negril what is the viewpoint of you, our visitors to Negril about the upcoming changes to our building guidelines as discussed in this commentary article in the Gleaner by Diana McCaulay. She is the CEO of the Jamaica Environmental Trust.
Here is the link to her commentary article:
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/c...d-towers-babel
The main area where the stakeholders are concerned about are her comments "I skimmed the new development order. Many of the same provisions are repeated, some verbatim, as if the manifest planning and environmental management failures of the past 30 years have not occurred. Setback limits are reduced, depending on the slope and character of the land, as if sea level rise is merely a rumour. Figure 1 in Appendix 17 seems to suggest that a 10-storey hotel could now be allowed in Negril."
Before responding, please read her comments in full and let us know how you feel. Growth is inevitable for Negril, it will become an actual town in the future (it is currently still a village) and the stakeholders would like to get your feedback on some of the points that Diana brings up in her commentary.
Thank you for your help in this matter."
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Predictions, speculation and rumor are just that, a "best guess" (prediction), "guess" (speculation) or "something unfounded" (rumor).
While we do seek the opinions and viewpoints from our visitors about the amendments to the current building guidelines for the Negril and Green Island Area, making predictions about the social and economic "future" of Negril and Jamaica based on foreign investment (or worse, the lack thereof) is a bit beyond the original question that started this thread.
We can debate all day merits of the Goat island Hub, the Highway 2000 project, the fact the airport in MoBay was expanded for Russian visitors who can no longer afford to come and other such topics. But that is not why the original question was posed.
Jamaica and Negril have been having visitors from all over the world for the past 100 years. Languages such as Italian, German, Spanish, French, Russian, Japanese and Chinese have been taught on the island for years. This is nothing new. Foreign investment has been going strong since 1962. These are simple facts.
But the above topics pose no real help in knowing the viewpoints of our visitors about the amendments to the current building guidelines for the development order for the Negril and Green Island Area. And for clarification, the Grand Lido 10 story proposal has been asked for by their Canadian investors.
Thank you for remaining on topic.
