Tourism has become firmly established as the economic leverage of the parish and Ocho Rios firmly seated as the second (to Montego Bay) major Tourist resort in Jamaica. Tourism and related industries employ 91 per cent of the town’s population.
Profiles: St. Ann
Bauxite The most important economic mineral in the parish of St. Ann is bauxite. The low-grade ore is a soft to moderately hard, red earthly material with an alumina content of about 50%, iron oxide – about 20%, silica – less than 3%, titania – about 2%, and combined water of about 27%. It is […]
There has been a general decline in the production of traditional crops for the parish, such as bananas, coconuts and pimento. One of the major factors apart from disease and natural disasters that is believed to be responsible for the suspected decline in this sector is the reduction in acreage of lands and acreage in […]