From Montego Bay Jamaica

gungehyard@blogger.com  Montego Bay is the Second City in Jamaica and is not only the tourist capital of Jamaica but it is considered the tourist mecca of the Caribbean.The Donald Sangster International airport is located in Montego Bay Jamaica and served as the central air travel hub of the Caribbean.The Montego Freeport wharf and shipping port located at Freeport is also one of the major transhipment hub in the Caribbean and   and it's diaspora . Cornwall Regional Hospital is the main hospital in st.james and is the most important medical center in the County of Cornwall, this is located in the high hills of Mt Salem. Montego Bay Community College, Cornwall college high School ,Mt Alverna High School ,St.James High, Herbert Morrison High School, Chetwood all age, Barracks Road primary,Corinaldi  primary,and Howard Cooke  primary School, are amongst some of the leading educational Centre  in Montego Bay  Jamaica . The  famous Doctors Cave Beach, Cornwall Beach, Harvey Beach and Aquasol Beach,(formerly Walter Fletchers), are some of the leading white sand beaches situated in Montego Bay. These beautiful beaches are easily accessible and can be found on the Hip Strip, Jimmy Cliff Boulevard and along the Rosehall main road.  The Charles Gordon Market is the main food market where vendors from rural areas such as Maroon Town , Garlands, Tangle River, Kensington, Somerton,and industry ,to name a few, goes to sell or peddle ground provision, clothes, and any anything that you know a regular local market would offer. The Montego Bay Crafts Market is located on harbour Street, there are also crafts markets at queens Drive and at Whitter's village in Rosehall.  The famous Rosehall Great house, Holiday Day Inn Hotel,Ritz Carlton Hotel, Sandals Hotel and Disco inferno are also in this  area. The Samuel Sharpe Square was name in Honour of one of Jamaica's national hero and Maroon strong man, Samuel Sharpe, the leader of the  Kensington Rebellion. Samuel Sharpe Square lyes in the heart of down town Montego bay and is the Epicenter of Montego Bay.  The Dome at Dome Street is one of the  original water source from in the 1770,s and still stands  today . Cyril Gully  near Princess Street is also another water shed area. Montego Bay Produces some Of the finest reggae icons ,such as Jimmy Cliff ,E.T.Webster, Conroy Smith,  The Mighty Lord creator ,Blues Buster ,Mackie Concious,Gangunjah Nevadye Atowa, Major Lloyd, Queen Ifreka, dancehall artist Tommy Lee, Sqash, Teejay, Rygin King,Silk Boss,Ever Spark, Toney Melody,Meritol family, Ras  Geranymo(apache), Okonko ,Fire Lion,Freddie Ranks, Hippy Lapaleng Ranks, Toney Melody, Byron Candy Man Reid, and Changa,Changa among others.Performers  like Karen Smith ,Nicky OJ ,AJ Brown( of third World fame),and Dennis Smith are Huge on the cabaret circuit and they are all product of Montego Bay. Reknown sport  personalities such as Steve Bucknor ,Tegat Davis, Alton Noah Sterling,Zawbowl,Theodore Whitmore,Winston " Twinny  Bug " Anglin , Steve Shorty  Malcolm,  Warren Barrett and kidaris  are all from Montego Bay.