In 10 years, we will lose the beach and it will be the end of the industry as we know

[Rob]

In passing I saw that the controversial jetty project is underway (or it looks as though...in the sea right near the Issa's villa on the beach...). Makes me sad for many reasons I won't get into here.

Rastagirl,

I am surprised you never noticed the concrete barriers in the water by the Issa's villa on the beach - they have been there for years and are finally sinking low enough to be about the same height as the sea level. For several years they were sticking well above the sea. This is nothing new and has nothing to do with either "controversial jetty project".

To all,

Here is a picture that I took just a couple minutes ago on the beach at Charela Inn. Please note the position of their sign as well as the curve of the bay off in the distance.



Here is a picture I took at this same location back in March of 1998. It was featured on the Negril.com Negril Today page.



Once again note the sign and the curve of the bay in the background. As you notice, they are taken from approximately the same position, but some 14 years apart.

For the Smith Warner report from 2008 as referenced in the article to be accurate, there must be some 40 to 80 feet of beach missing since that old picture was taken in 1998. Do you see 40 to 80 feet of beach missing in the current picture?

As Kahuna said, "articles such as this often are written to sensationalize a cause, and can be overly pessimistic".