Location Redlight, Jamaica Community Description Redlight is located about 20 km from, and 3,000 vertical feet above, the capital of Kingston. Residents travel to Kingston for medical facilities, banks and markets. Redlight largely makes its income through farming, coffee production and tourism that utilizes its unique location nestled in the scenic Blue Mountains. Close proximity […]
Location Stonehenge, Jamaica Community Description Stonehenge is a very remote community that once was a major stop on the railway line that connected Jamaica’s capitol Kingston with Montego Bay. When the train line was decommissioned in 1993 Stonehenge’s economy was devastated. Today, the majority of the remaining Stonehenge residents are small-scale farmers and wood carvers […]
Location Warsop, Trelawny, Jamaica Community Description Warsop is a small community in the rural area of Trelawny, Jamaica. People in the area mainly subsist by farming for themselves and selling crops at markets in the nearest cities of Christiana and Falmouth. This area of Jamaica is famous for its yam crops, but products such as […]
This project was successfully completed on schedule and within budget under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Kimberly Sweeney. To read about the start of this project, CLICK HERE. Kimberly reports: The Waste Disposal Project in Chapelton, Jamaica, was completed in a month upon receiving funds from Appropriate Projects. Bunny’s Welding in Chapelton was retained […]
This project is the second phase of a planned project to rebuild the school water fountain to optimal functionality. In the prior project, which was completed successfully, the drainage system for the hand washing fountain for the Elderslie Primary & Junior High School was rebuilt. To read about it, CLICK HERE. Location Elderslie, St. Elizabeth, […]
To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. The project to repair the fountains and handwashing stations that serve the school has been completed. Chris Robertson reports that the work was finished according to the project plan, and was ready in time for the start of school. As a result of the project, […]
Location Chapelton & Summerfield, Clarendon, Jamaica, West Indies Community Description The two communities involved in this project are the St. Augustine’s Place of Safety and the Summerfield Boys Homes. These are two children’s homes in Clarendon. Neither home has a proper disposal system for the waste created by daily activities. Trash is currently burned, which […]
Location Stettin, Trelawny, Jamaica Community Description Stettin is a small community just outside of Albert Town, Trelawny. Albert Town is the major destination in Southern Trelawny for shopping, services, and transportation. The southern half of Trelawny consists mostly of subsistence farmers who support their families on what they grow. They produce crops to sell at […]
Location Elderslie, St. Elizabeth, Jamaica, West Indies Community Description Elderslie, Jamaica is a rural community in the western hills of Jamaica’s Cockpit Country, about an hour and a half by car south of Montego Bay. The main industry of agriculture serves primarily for local distribution in the nearby market of Santa Cruz, though some products […]
To read about the beginning of this project, Click HERE. This project was successfully completed by Debra Curry, PCV, on August 12, 2009. The project was fully funded by two donors, who prefer to remain anonymous. Debra reports: The total money in Jamaican Jais came to 20,010.00. I purchased (2) 400-gallon water tanks for 9,000 […]