LOCATION OVERVIEW

Saint Andrew is a parish, situated in the southeast of Jamaica in the county of Surrey. It lies north, west and east of Kingston, and stretches into the Blue Mountains. As of the 2011 census, it had a population of 573,369, the highest of any of the parishes in Jamaica.

George William Gordon (d. 1865), one of Jamaica’s seven National Heroes, was born in this parish.

It contains many attractions, historical sites, famous residents, and the country’s financial capital.

The parish has a rich musical tradition, with numerous well-known musicians and developing popular types of Jamaican music. The Studio One studio founded by Clement “Coxsone” Dodd is in Saint Andrew. Mavado, Sean Paul, Buju Banton, Elephant Man, The Mighty Diamonds, Monty Alexander, Beres Hammond, Lady Saw, Sugar Minott, Bounty Killer, Mr. Vegas, Richie Spice are some of the parish’s current musician residents.

The area of Trench town became famous for such residents as The Wailers (Bunny Wailer, Peter Tosh and Bob Marley), and Toots Hibbert, who created reggae music. Waterhouse is another hometown to many musicians, including Keith Hudson, King Tubby’s, U Roy, Sir Jammy’s, Black Uhuru, Dennis “Senitor” Allen, Early B. Super Cat, Shabba, and Beenie Man. It is also the home of Olympic gold medalist, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Usain Bolt.

SERVICE OFFERED IN THIS LOCATION

• Point To Point Bus Service
• Executive Taxi Services – Pick Up And Drop Off
• AirPort Transfer to and from NMA and MBJ

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