St James State of Emergency

[captaind]

We drove into the Parish yesterday from the Hanover/Westmoreland side from Treasure Beach. There was a security checkpoint on the road manned by both the JDF and Police that we had to go through. No traffic backup and we went through immediately. No hassle. They are looking for wanted people and weapons. Since my wife and I do not resemble any of the wanted men they let us through fairly quickly.

Thanks for the report

Cap

[BobbyMaser]

You folks are really looking at this from a very narrow minded point of view.....it is not an issue of people there having a good time, no roadblocks, etc...it is an issue of the world's perception of whether Jamaica is a safe place to visit......headlines like this do not help......what will help is long term strategies to change this perception....that is all I am saying

[Rob]

Bobby,

There is no need to be insulting. There have been and are long term strategies, the state of emergency is a part of it as has been mentioned.

What makes you think that this is not happening? Your comments are helping how? You are creating a false, misleading impression, somehow thinking and telling people that Jamaica doesn't have a long term strategy.

It has been outlined in the many articles linked in this thread, other than the CNN rehashed "news".

Please read all the articles and inform yourself and you will see that this entire issue is a long term strategy.

[rooster]

I think I can assume by all that I've read here on this subject...we all fly into MoBay...get our preferred transportation & get the heck to our beloved NEGRIL absolutely ASAP...that said yes it's bad press for this wonderful country...and this is not the first time for this alert....but we all keep returning to time & time again...me now 25th coming in 9 days...I live in the Chicagoland area...ie 53 miles to NW be exact..my point is I fly in & out of Chicago's Ohare airport a melting pot of you name it with it's fair share of big time crime with Chicago having a very bad reputation for sure as our president Trump keeps pointing out.......This seems to be a MoBay problem sadly...just wish it wasn't this bad...AS we all know Tourism is the biggest $$$'s for Jamaica & over the years as I read this forum we each have so many Jamaican friends that we love to come back to spend time with over the years...I & my significant other had a serious issue last year that but some real big time funk on our visit for a few days..a local pulling a accident scam...& a few other issues with locals that only show me how tough it is to survive in this country...frankly nothing i didn't already know after all these years..it just gets tougher..I just do my fair share to make it better as I can as I know all of us boardies do in our own way..all said didn't know when I left last March 9th after a 6 week reach to come back...well as it's said time heals all wounds...miss my Jah friends..miss Jah Negril vibe..miss Jah food...miss Jah...so here we come again with open minds open hearts for beloved Negril!!!

[original spanky]

I do worry now about getting stopped on the road to Negril . Have we heard of any incidents stopped drivers carrying tourists from the airport to Negril ?

[jojo p]

spanky, you are correct, I have never heard any problems with transfer. The only place I would worry about ''transfer problems'' is in Mexico.......omg,you couldn't pay me to go there...
Most of this crime has not been geared toward tourists, and now with this movement , I would hope that it will be very safe for everyone !

[Kootenaygirl]

We have been traveling to Mexico since 1989...a long time and feel about it as many posters on here do about Jamaica-Negril....comforting, welcoming, and after many years there a sense of “home”..., I try to keep a sense of perspective to the here and now and what is going on whether it be in my own neighbourhood; city, town or anywhere I may be travelling to..events happen everywhere that are not good for locals and tourists alike as sometimes viewed-portrayed by the media perspective...again, it can scare people.With forums such as this we have an opportunity to keep one another informed and up to date on daily situations....invaluable...for that I’m thankful for finding this site, throughout this “post” I have come across some interesting reads, some fearful, some defensive but in the end I think what matters is that we’re all on here to promote and share the things, stories, friendships,experiences and that what endears people to Jamaica and Negril...my first time coming and I already feel at home....thanks to this forum and the people who post here...

[mjc12771]

We fly in Thursday with a night stay in Mobay before going to Treasure Beach and then Negril. I’m more worried about the snow storm coming through and government shut down affecting my travel.

[hey_mon]

We fly in Thursday with a night stay in Mobay before going to Treasure Beach and then Negril. I’m more worried about the snow storm coming through and government shut down affecting my travel.

Anxious to hear how you like Treasure Beach and Villa Optima. Feel free to leave a report and pics on the South Coast board. FYI, when we stayed at Villa Optima we chose to have a few dinners replaced by lunches so we could go out to some favourite spots like Diners Delight(get there early), Jack Sprats, Frenchmans for fabulous lobster at fantastic prices and of course Smurfs for breakfast. And of course the Negrilportion of it all! Happy Travels����

[mjc12771]

Hey_mon. Thanks for the recommendation that was our thoughts about lunch and going out for dinners. We have one person allergic to shellfish so we want lobster we’re going to have to go out and of course I want to eat lobster so we will definitely try Frenchmans.