Iconic Jamaican beach vanishing as pollution, climate change take a toll
Iconic Jamaican beach vanishing as pollution, climate change take a toll beach-1992727 REBEKAH KABEDE - Hellshire Beach, one of Jamaica’s cultural icons, has appeared in countless documentaries, movies and travelogues about the island nation. The strip of sand, a half-hour drive from the capital and backed by seafood restaurants, is a weekend favourite for Kingstonians, a place to kick back and “lyme” - the local term for “chill”. But Hellshire Beach is fast disappearing. What once was a wide strip of sand in front of Aunt May’s Fish Place has vanished so quickly that Kingstonians...