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13 unusual facts about Montego Bay


Abraham Pereira Mendes

He returned to Jamaica and became for a short time assistant to the Rev. Isaac Lopez, minister of the Kingston Sephardic congregation, but was soon called from that position to be the minister of the Montego Bay community.

Acheson Irvine

In 1962 the RCMP sold the ship, which was converted to a yacht, the Miriana; she sank at Montego Bay, Jamaica in May 1971.

Anthony C. Winkler

He then moved to Montego Bay in St. James the following year, only to return to Kingston to live with his grandparents a year later.

Avianca Flight 671

Avianca Flight 671 was a flight using a Lockheed Constellation that crashed and burned on landing at Montego Bay, Jamaica, on 21 January 1960, killing 37 people, making it the worst accident in Jamaican aviation history.

Delroy Allen

Delroy Allen (born 6 October 1954 in Montego Bay) is a retired Jamaican-American soccer goalkeeper who played professionally in the North American Soccer League, American Soccer League and United Soccer League.

Floréal-class frigate

The concept of "sentry frigate" emerged from the will of the French government to protect its Exclusive Economic Zone (12 million km²), as defined in the Montego Bay treaties.

Frederick de Sola Mendes

Frederick de Sola Mendes (Montego Bay, Jamaica, West Indies, July 8, 1850—1927) was a rabbi, author, and editor.

Hornblower in the West Indies

Pirates kidnap Hornblower and his young secretary Spendlove and take them to their hideout near Montego Bay.

Montego Joe

Roger "Montego Joe" Sanders (b. 1943 Montego Bay, Jamaica; d. June 28, 2010, Brooklyn, New York City) was a Jamaican jazz percussionist and drummer.

Rundell Winchester

On 15 November, he made his first start for the Soca Warriors in a 1–0 win in Montego Bay.

Sister cities of Toronto

Montego Bay was rejected for lack of compatibility both demographically and economically with Toronto; the report noted the strong presence of Jamaican culture in Toronto, and its lack of relationship with cities from the Caribbean

St Martin-In-The-Fields High School for Girls

The school has a long-standing exchange link with Anchovy High School, Anchovy, near Montego Bay, Jamaica.

William Henry Roach

He was born in Annapolis, Nova Scotia, the son of John Roach, and went to Jamaica at the age of 19, where he served as bookkeeper and then overseer for the Trewlawny estate at Montego Bay.


Ailford's halt

A single track with a marked place for trains to stop alongside the B8 road, which runs from Ferris Corner (near Savanna-la-Mar) to Reading (near Montego Bay).

CanJet

On April 19, 2009, CanJet Flight 918 was taken over by an armed man who slipped through security checks at Sangster International Airport, Montego Bay, Jamaica.

Dane Richards

Richards was a member of the youth system of Jamaican National Premier League side Seba United and while attending Cornwall College in Montego Bay, where he won the DaCosta Cup and Oliver Shield.

Dolphin Cove Jamaica

The company operates three facilities on the island: Ocho Rios, Montego Bay, and Lucea, which is claimed to be the largest natural dolphin lagoon in the world.

Dutty Wine

Although Dancehall Queen Mad Michelle is a possible creator of the Dutty Wine, the packaged concept of the Dutty Wine came from a trio in Montego Bay named The Attitude Girls.

Herbert Atkinson Barker

In the 1920s he visited Doctor's Cave Beach Club in Montego Bay, Jamaica, and was most impressed by the curative powers of the waters.

MyTravel Airways

MyTravel Aircraft Engineering Caribbean, part of MTAE had bases throughout the Caribbean in Cancún, Cozumel, Montego Bay, Newark, New Jersey and Sanford, Florida, as well as seasonal bases at various Spanish, Greek and Turkish airports as well as Jeddah for the Hajj operation.

Sandals Resorts

Founded by Jamaican-born Gordon "Butch" Stewart in 1981, SRI is based in Montego Bay, Jamaica and is responsible for resort development, service standards, training and day-to-day operations.