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Some areas of Jamaica, particularly population centers such as Kingston, Montego Bay and Spanish Town, experience high levels of crime and violence. [1] Jamaica has had one of the highest intentional homicide rates in the world for many years, according to United Nations estimates. [2]
In Montego Bay, the Barnett River overflowed its banks; businesses were flooded with up to 4 feet (1.2 m) of water. Roads suffered flooding, and part of the A1 Road, the primary northern coastal highway, was washed away. [20]
At 02:10 PM local time on 28 January 2020, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 M w struck the north side of the Cayman Trough, north of Jamaica and west of the southern tip of Cuba, with the epicenter being 80 miles (130 km) east-southeast of Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands, [4] and 83 miles (134 km) north of Montego Bay, Jamaica. [5]
Montego Bay is the capital of the parish of St. James in Jamaica.The city is the fourth most populous urban area in the country, after Kingston, Spanish Town, and Portmore, all of which form the Greater Kingston Metropolitan Area, home to over half a million people. [1]
When the Spanish occupied Jamaica, Montego Bay was an export point for lard, which was obtained from wild hogs in the forests. In many of the early maps of Jamaica, Montego Bay was listed as "Bahia de Manteca" (Lard Bay). The parish was given the name "St. James" in honour of King James II by Sir Thomas Modyford, the island's first English ...
The area, served by the Central Kingston Police Division, [2] has a reputation for being dangerous. [3] The no longer active Land Raiders Gang emerged in Fletchers Land. [ 3 ] [ when?
The Gun Court Act and the Suppression of Crime Act were passed in special simultaneous sessions of the Senate and House of Representatives, and immediately signed into law by Governor-General Florizel Glasspole on 1 April 1974. [2]
Montego Bay Free Zone (MBFZ) in Montego Bay was established in 1985 on a 95-acre (38 ha) site southwest of the city. It has 488,110 square feet (45,347 m 2 ) of factory/office space. An additional 103,000 square feet (9,600 m 2 ) of space is being added specifically for information technology.