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Montego Bay Convention Centre

About the centre

Situated along the elegant corridor of Rose Hall, Montego Bay, the Montego Bay Convention Centre with its oceanfront location and panoramic views offers the very best meeting and convention facilities in the Caribbean. With a combined total of 139, 302 square feet of meeting, exhibition and ballroom spaces, this world-class facility will provide you and your guests with our superior event management and personalized first-class service. Let’s meet, connect and network in Montego Bay. The Montego Bay Convention Centre opened its doors in 2011 as the perfect venue for conventions, trade shows, banquets and theater-style conferences. The centre was built as a response to a growing need for meeting and convention facilities on the Island of Jamaica. The centre was constructed by the Government of Jamaica in conjunction with the Chinese Development Bank.

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Montego Bay, city, northwestern Jamaica, about 85 miles (140 km) northwest of Kingston. It lies on the site of a Taino village visited by Christopher Columbus in 1494. Its original Spanish name, Bahía de Manteca (“Butter Bay”), probably recalls its early function as a lard (“hog’s butter”) centre. The Spanish, ousted by the British after 150 years, destroyed most of the original buildings.

Montego Bay is now a crowded tourist resort stretching 20 miles (32 km) along the coast. It is a commercial centre and port, with a large export trade in fruit and other produce. It has an international airport and is noted for its white sand beaches, especially Doctor’s Cave on the north shore. Buildings include the cruciform St. James Church (1775); the Town Hall (1804–08); and the Cage (dating from the early 1800s), a former runaway-slave detention point. Some 7 miles (11 km) to the east is the infamous Rose Hall Great House, said to be haunted by a former mistress, the “White Witch,” who tortured and murdered slaves and lovers. Pop. (2011) urban area, 110,115.

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Developed by: Icetec ltda.