Why Can’t Jamaicans Access Their Own Beaches?

Jamaicans politicians sell out Jamaicans, but you can't business with Jamaicans will kill you for their politicians so it's a difficult situation as Jamaican I don't think about beaches anymore.

Global capitalism is controlling governments all over the world..i remember world cricket in jamaica locals could not sell there foods to vistors...big business

Absolutely heartbreaking

As an American, this is shocking. How shitty does your government have to be to let foreign companies own a coastline of an island nation?! WTF?

At least the Tourists dont get asked every 30 secs to buy Weed and beign followed till they buy some

I hear you in Aotearoa brothers and sisters. Where is corporate social responsibility?

Share! Share! Share yall!

In the US Virgin Islands it is unlawful to block access to beaches, if you have a resort you must provide a path or access to every beach. It is the law here. Need to chase dem bald head out of town.

My God! This is EXACTLY why Jesus is coming back! Injustice and immortality will be avenged. They put out the message in the states that JA is violent and aggressive toward tourist. Of course they never mention the disgusting situation be perpetuated around the people.

This is awful.

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White privilege

This why I never stay at resorts and people should boycott them, Imagine not being allowed on the beach in your own country

The same is happening in Kenya and Tanzania

How can this be? Hope they win their case.

Keep oil spill out of the water....Tourist don't like Oil in the water

The resorts are making millions. The Jamaicans live in shanties, grovel in the streets for handouts, this is wrong. The resorts should help the locals, give them fishing boats build nominal housing and help provide welfare by giving them jobs such as maids and landscapers and pay them a livable wage. Not the same as US but a wage they can live on if they work .

This is ironic, very similar to the border situation in the US.

This is Jamaicans homeland, first and foremost. It is inhumane to keep the fishermen from fishing on an island. The beach around the resort may be ok to fence in but not to ban the locals from using their own beach. Also the locals need to understand that harassment and crime against the tourists can’t be tolerated. When I was in Jamaica at Ocho Rio we were bombarded with locals wanting to sell their wares and would put things in our vehicle and ask for money not just one but several around the little vehicle .

This is crazy smh

Sad, but it’s not just Jamaica that’s being affected❤

As a Canadian up here I had No Idea, I hope they Win THEIR BEACHES Back!!!!!

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How about we all get together and try a ting to help are people out and stop the sad stories about i was born in Jamica.

I cry for the Caribbean enslaved by the neo colonialism of tourism………

Denying beach access to people that live on an island is crazy

This is messed up, I really hope they can beat this. We need to stop the greedy corporations and our world politicians.

Us peasants are sick of being trapped, tired and angry, we’ve had enough.

Because tourism is basically keeping them out of poverty? Some are just too small minded to realize how their economic system works and are ungrateful about it. They should be ridiculed.

Resorts are a weird concept.. why go on vacation to another country if you're just gonna sit in a resort the whole time?

Saw this 1st hand when we visited Montego Bay for a week. Did not enjoy my visit after seeing the conditions the locals had to deal with. My heart hurts for the people 😢

When i was a boy in the seventies not even 9 like..late 70s i remember they had barred us from going on a beach we always went on back then..the government have been selling off the beach fronts to resorts and private mansions for decades..so sadly this is not new. This have been a forever fight...i went from one month being able to just walk onto the beach and play to next month..nope! And again this was in the late 70's the locals have been opressed abused and disregarded for decades sadly..

Its the same with a lot of other Caribbean island

I would be raising hell to access those beaches uncle Sam gtfo

That’s your governments fault.

Who sold the land to the resorts?

It’s not your Beach get that through your mind. How Pathetic.

All colonial laws need to go ASAP thats why I had not 1 emotion when the Queen died nor one now that her son is sick…living off the wealth of land and people that don’t belong to them still!!! Literally wearing crowns filled with stolen jewels from Africa

Destroy the equity things will change then

If you don't win, you can always resort to dumping shit and trash on the company properties

Money > People
Where’s the humanity?

This pissed me off. We all KNOW who's behind it!!!😡😡😡😡

This is going to destroy their entire tourist economy. No one wants a bunch of blacks running scams where they force bracelets and flowers on you expecting money in return while on vacation.

As a British person, this be the work of the resorts not the british and other ethnicities staying there.

It's not a bother to us who would stay in the resorts that Jamaicans fish in their own waters.

It's yours. Fish and tell the resorts to shut up.

I'm Canadian and I agree. Here you can't block access to the water everyone ownes it.

this is the USA taking over your island just like there doing in Hawaii.

The natives should not have to pay for what God gave us for free...greed is the order of the day.

You have to fight the Caucasians for your rights or they will run over you. No one should own the beach.

What a shame! Tourism should promote the beach to be open to the public. This is very sad😭

I noticed this when I was in Jamaica last month. It's a shame. They literally had a corner of beach next to a resort wall that was smaller than my yard for the public. 😟

I hope they win.. 😢RIDICULOUS!!! GOD HELP