Tour Jamaica

St Thomas

         
St. Thomas is the ninth largest parish in Jamaica. It is located on the southeastrn section of the Island, between the parishes of Portland and Kingston & St. Andrew. The parish was created in 1867 and was named after Lord Hickman-Windsor, 1st Earl of Plymouth and  an English Governor of Jamaica (1662). St. Thomas is noted for its mountainous ranges and large wetland areas, beautiful beaches, picturesque coves and caves, and abundant rainfall.

Portland became a prosperous parish with the rise of the banana trade in the 1880s. Port Antonio, its capital, could be described as Jamaica's first tourist resort town. In the 1950s, it became a popular resort for famous writers, movie stars, such as Errol Flyn, and tycoons, who stayed at the Titchfield Hotel and the glamorous Frenchmans Cove Hotel.

Portland is known as the home of "Jerk Meat", particularly, its famous jerk pork. The annual Jerk food festival is held in the month of June at the Great Folly House, in Port Antonio. There is also the annual International Blue Marlin fishing tournament, held in the same town.

OVERVIEW OF PARISH

1. Name Orign : The Parish was named after Lord Thomas Hickman-Windsor,1st Earl of Plymouth, an English Governor of Jamaica
2. Capital : Morant Bay
3. Size : 743 sq km - or 287 sq. miles
4. Population : Estimated, 100,000
5. Main Commercial Activities : Agriculture and Manufacturing
6. Main Towns : Morant Bay, Yallahs, Bath, Seaforth and Golden Grove 
7. Attractions/Places of Interest : Bath Mineral Spa, Bath Botanical Gardens and Morant Bay Courthouse.
   
   

 

 

 

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