Sir Clifford Campbell, Jamaica’s first native Governor-General, was a school teacher at Petersfield in the parish. Westmoreland is home to the Clarke family that has, for some time, been a leader in the industrial and commercial life of this parish. They founded the Westmoreland Building Society. Oliver Clarke is the Chairman of the Gleaner Company. […]
Westmoreland boasts several special attractions ranging from the natural beauty of the sunset to the awesome attraction of historic monuments and buildings, as well as interesting communities and villages. Bluefields House Originally spelt ‘Blewfields’, this name was derived from the Dutch Abraham Bleevelt, who was a seaman. Once a favourite assembling place for fleets and […]
Savanna-la-Mar The capital town of the parish, this is the centre of commercial activity in Westmoreland. This chief town is located about 33 miles from Montego Bay. Negril This famous attraction is located in the west Westmoreland constituency and is a part of the Negril cluster, which includes Negril, Sheffield and Mount Airy. The most […]