Quadrille This is a ballroom set dance, which originated in the courts of Europe and was danced in Jamaica by the gentry during slavery. There are two styles – the Ballroom and the Camp Style – the former European, the latter the Creolised version. Mento Bands accompany these dances playing a variety of traditional European Read More

In 1976 Charles Square in Montego Bay was renamed Sam Sharpe Square in honour of national hero Sam Sharpe who was from Montego Bay. Sharpe was executed in the Montego Bay Market Place on May 23, 1832 for his role in the 1831-32 Emancipation War. The Square includes several heritage structures: the Sam Sharpe Monument, Read More

Montego Bay is the gateway to the north coast and the tourism hub of the island. It is the administrative and commercial centre of St. James. The town is the capital of St. James which is named in honour of James, Duke of York, and brother of King Charles 11 of England. Montego Bay derives Read More