Bertie and all the other Margaritaville bashers . . .
There are many, many, many locals who are well employed at Margaritaville, check it out.
Check the local tour buses from MoBay to Margaritaville that bring bus loads to the beach, people who buy, drink and enjoy Negril. = $$$ for the tourist industry.
Check the local providers of supplies to Margaritaville - a very good business.
Taxi drivers do a good trade transporting people from the AIs to/from Margaritaville.
The Breakers drop a ton of cash at the events at Margaritaville (and have a good time) which is great for the local economy, some of these kids come back to Negril when they get older - if they can remember where they were.
I could go on.
Granted, Margaritaville is not for everybody (for me, the Red Stripes are too expensive) but it is part of the beach scene and it does a lot of good for the local economy.
As for Jimmy - his early recordings - from the mid '70's - were instrumental in drawing me to the Caribbean, and eventually Negril, and for that Jimmy, thank you, thank you, thank you . . .
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