Mammee Bay, Ocho Rios: Land, Labour, Legacy

There are places in Jamaica that shout their importance. And then there are places like Mammee Bay — places that whisper, but only if you slow down enough to listen.

At first glance, Mammee Bay is easy to misread. A sweep of north coast shoreline just west of Ocho Rios. Gated communities. A private beach. A highway interchange that funnels traffic effici…