The facts are important here - so lets simply look at them.
The spread of the flu virus this year is being considered epidemic in the USA. Not so much in Negril or Jamaica. Check the Gleaner and Observer and none of their headlines mention the flu. The fresh sea breeze creates less of a chance of getting ill while in Negril than in the USA at the moment. Yet, a quick visit to the pharmacist can help should you begin to feel a case of the flu coming on. There has been no flu related deaths in Jamaica unlike there has been in the USA.
Water pollution? You have me confused here. While water treatment may not be the most pleasant topic, I think that the entire point of rjonsun's informed thread is that the water treatment in Negril is up to date and equal to standards in many USA cities. He has stated clearly that he has no problem drinking the tap water in Negril.
As for visitors being chopped? The visitor you speak of stabbed his step son while visiting his wife here and then proceeded to bash his head against stones after stabbing him. As a worried visitor, simply not stabbing someone and then proceeding to bash their head against stones can prevent the issue. Here is the article explaining the incident:
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/...egril_13340091
Going to Port Antonio or elsewhere can be a change of venue and allow you to see more of the island but in fact it will not change any of the issues which you stated that you are concerned about.
