The Accompong Maroons in St. Elizabeth are planning to develop their village, with the help of investors, to become a prime tourist destination in the Caribbean.

Read about it here...

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Very waggish indeed.

Fantastic news. Its strange that the government have neglected this obvious source of revenue/ culture and national pride for our country.

Must make time to see Accompong when I next go home.

How do my fellow Jamaicans view the role of Cudjoe as opposed to Nanny in the war against the British.

Is this a topic of interest in secondary schools nowaydays?

in my opinion this is a wrong move to open up the community to tourist an investors. make my word from 2day, look how much problems they are going to encounter from now on.

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good point..your right its a double edged sword. Before long there will be a Burger King in Accompong and couple casino..

Mi hear you..

good job! yup

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I want to see the plans on paper first before judgement is rendered.

Information has not been clear about the exact plans for the maroon village in St Elizabeth. It has already been a tourist attraction, however from what i have been hearing is that the plans to invest in the village will not be sustainable and threaten to degenerate their culture, which if planned properly could be an asset.

Nothing is wrong in opening it up to investment and tourims, but it must be done in the right way where the culture and enviroment will be preserved and not prostituted.

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Interesting......I do wish them all the best and as JP says, hope the plan does not interfere/change the culture/environment in any way.

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