Lifestyle of Jamaican Poor, Majestic Gardens, Kingston
What can I say about the lifestyle of the poor and vulnerable of Jamaica? A lot, but certainly it won’t be as convincing as these photos. Take a look. We need to do something, I was seriously close to tears during this community tour. I had to share these photos, but the truth is they maybe quite disturbing.
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Jamaican Poverty | jamresearcher August 10, 2008
4 Comments to “Lifestyle of Jamaican Poor, Majestic Gardens, Kingston”
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By Latoya, August 11, 2008 @ 12:39 pm
Rachel, I forgot how depressing some places in Jamaica can be. Living away from home I seem to remember the good only. My Kingston friends always tell me that Montego Bay has no “real Ghetto. when I tell them I grew up in the ghetto” but I always beg to defer. The pics you have though show quite an extreem poor standard of living. Where is this ? What was your tour hoping to accomplish?
By rachelhaye, August 11, 2008 @ 11:06 pm
Hey Latoya,
Thanks for visiting the site. There are quite a number of communities like these in Kingston and St. Andrew, and Montego Bay, as well. Actually, there is at least one major community like this, housing up to 5000 Jamaicans, in every parish capital. As you are from Montego Bay, I will refer to the ‘big yaad’ of Jamaicans living illegally in settlements on Barracks Road, Creek Street, Canterbury, Flankers, Hart Street and Gully. Social and economic injustice is real in Jamaica and many of us are not even aware of it.
This community is called Majestic Gardens, it is home to about 4000 people who live in absolute squalor and violence. It is located in 3 miles in Kingston. It is a part of Portia Simpson Miller’s constituency. I was there because I am conducting research on social and economic (in)justice in Jamaica. The output is an annual report of the findings, advocacy to national leaders, and education and training on economic and social rights (ESR). This is the 3rd year of the research, and thus in March I will be publishing the 3rd ESR Report.
Anyway, thanks for stopping by. Later.
By Sydney, March 31, 2009 @ 2:48 am
latoya you are ghetto if you forget your roots
By C. Samuda, May 1, 2009 @ 12:59 pm
There are people abroad who would like to help, but don’t know how. It would be nice if there were trustworthy organizations whom they could donate to, who could alleviate some of the problems featured in your slide show.