Hague Agricultural Show 2012 – A Tremendous Success

February 23, 2012 in Event by Brian Elliott

Hague Agricultural Show 2012 – A Tremendous Success The 57th staging of the Hague Agricultural Show at the Hague Agricultural Showground near Falmouth was a tremendous success and the organizers should be lauded for putting on such a good show. What was most important about this years show, was the legacy of last year. The show was gradually declining each year and last year went down as the worst Hague Show in history to the point where then Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Christopher Tufton was pushed to make this statement: “I am still not convinced that enough effort is going
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Introducing The Falmouth Independent Youth Club

February 21, 2012 in Youth Club by Brian Elliott

Introducing The Falmouth Independent Youth Club: Yesterday, I was invited to a meeting of a local youth club I never knew existed. The Falmouth Independent Youth Club was founded 4 years ago by Christine Minto. it was dormant for a little over a year and was revived in January of this year.

Surf and Turf Vacation Limited Brings Scooter Bike Rental to Falmouth, Jamaica

February 13, 2012 in Business by Brian Elliott

Surf and Turf Vacation Limited Brings Scooter Bike Rental to Falmouth, Jamaica New investments are always welcome in Falmouth, especially if it is by a son of the parish  that has returned to his hometown to start business. It has been a rough ride for Brian Bennett and his new company. Surf and Turf Vacation Limited, as the motorbikes came into the island from April of last year and it has taken 10 months since the bikes came into the island before business could actually start today. It was not because of any hesitation on the owner’s part, but the
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Falmouth Police Station Construction Showing Signs of Progress

February 12, 2012 in Development by Brian Elliott

Falmouth Police Station Construction Showing Signs of Progress I have heard it said that in Jamaica we cheer announcements and not achievements. Politicians can easily fool us with their grand speeches of elaborate projects and we celebrate as if the project has been completed. Many years later and several million dollars overruns and the project would still be limping along. That is the case with the new Falmouth Police Station (under construction). The new Police Station being built on Rodney Street a few yards from the old station and across the road from the temporary station, has been under construction
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Housing Explosion in Falmouth, Trelawny, Jamaica

February 12, 2012 in Housing by Brian Elliott

Housing Explosion in Falmouth, Trelawny Falmouth is expanding at a rapid rate. I have no data on the statistic, but it should be fair to say that Falmouth is the fastest growing town in Jamaica. I would love to know a town in the country that is growing faster. At the moment, apart from the boom in new businesses in response to the Falmouth Pier development and its spin-offs, the most noticeable growth is in housing solutions. Hundreds of houses are being built and hundreds more are due in the next few years. Holland Estates, Florence Hall Village and Stonebrook
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