The next decade....what's in store?

Dem St Bess fishermen

Read this story about two fishermen from the south coast parish of St Elizabeth (aka St Bess).

That parish has a history of fishing, and unlike Ocho Rios, which was once a fishing village, tourism hasn't taken over Treasure Beach (famous fishing village) just yet.

So these American boys ran away, and it took these expert fishermen to find them perched on some rocks.

But I was drawn to the colouring of the men. I was in shock the first (and only) time I went to Treasure Beach in around 1985 or 1986. There were all these people who looked as caucasian as any caucasian in the USA or England. Some had blue eyes, others green, others hazel. Then, when they opened their mouth, there was that unmistakable patois that Jamaica is so well known for (and if you don't speak that abroad, people say "you don't sound Jamaican").

Apparently a set of Germans came and settled in that section of St Elizabeth and the rest, as they say, is history.

Posted by yamfoot at July 24, 2005 01:02 PM