Comments on: Fire Water – St Anns Bay, Jamaica http://www.jamaicamyway.com/ocho-rios/fire-burn-on-water-jamaica/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:04:28 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Oinga http://www.jamaicamyway.com/ocho-rios/fire-burn-on-water-jamaica/comment-page-1/#comment-13823 Oinga Fri, 07 May 2010 04:24:24 +0000 http://www.jamaicamyway.com/?p=141#comment-13823 Thank you all for your sympathies, JC. What has happened to me has happened. It may have not happened the exact same way it has happened to me. Most like you may have been spared. Lucky you! :-) I know very well that tourism is important to Jamaica and Jamaica is an important destination for international travellers. If the water has worked miracles for some, God bless them. It has done nothing for me so far. I have nothing against Jamaican kids going to school, getting the necessary skills to face the world, or tourism creating jobs and opportunities in places like St Anne Bay. I am all for that. I would have been a much happier person , as 'Jamaica Travel' had suggested, had I voluntarily gave part of my hard earned income to the furtherance of the local kids education. It was not. I was scammed by adults who prey on innocent tourists. That is all Thank you all for your sympathies, JC. What has happened to me has happened. It may have not happened the exact same way it has happened to me. Most like you may have been spared. Lucky you! :-)
I know very well that tourism is important to Jamaica and Jamaica is an important destination for international travellers.
If the water has worked miracles for some, God bless them. It has done nothing for me so far. I have nothing against Jamaican kids going to school, getting the necessary skills to face the world, or tourism creating jobs and opportunities in places like St Anne Bay. I am all for that. I would have been a much happier person , as ‘Jamaica Travel’ had suggested, had I voluntarily gave part of my hard earned income to the furtherance of the local kids education. It was not.
I was scammed by adults who prey on innocent tourists.
That is all

]]> By: Jamaica Travel http://www.jamaicamyway.com/ocho-rios/fire-burn-on-water-jamaica/comment-page-1/#comment-13821 Jamaica Travel Fri, 07 May 2010 02:54:11 +0000 http://www.jamaicamyway.com/?p=141#comment-13821 Oinga, Fire Water is a great place to visit during the day! I know the benefits of the water.....they heal my bug bites within a day! Thank you for leaving a donation so the local kids can go to school...god bless you! Oinga,

Fire Water is a great place to visit during the day!

I know the benefits of the water…..they heal my bug bites within a day! Thank you for leaving a donation so the local kids can go to school…god bless you!

]]> By: JC http://www.jamaicamyway.com/ocho-rios/fire-burn-on-water-jamaica/comment-page-1/#comment-13790 JC Thu, 06 May 2010 03:51:03 +0000 http://www.jamaicamyway.com/?p=141#comment-13790 Sorry you had a bad experience. I've been there twice, and know several people there who never had bad experiences. They never asked us for money at all. We just gave what we saw fit, they can't "overcharge" when there's no fee to go. The water has been studied, this place has been featured on Travel Channel and several reputable other sources. Almost every tourist attraction that exists in Jamaica creates a job and helps at least ONE local, maybe more. I don't mind giving money for something I feel is worth it or something I enjoyed. Sorry you had a bad experience. I’ve been there twice, and know several people there who never had bad experiences. They never asked us for money at all. We just gave what we saw fit, they can’t “overcharge” when there’s no fee to go.

The water has been studied, this place has been featured on Travel Channel and several reputable other sources.

Almost every tourist attraction that exists in Jamaica creates a job and helps at least ONE local, maybe more. I don’t mind giving money for something I feel is worth it or something I enjoyed.

]]> By: Oinga http://www.jamaicamyway.com/ocho-rios/fire-burn-on-water-jamaica/comment-page-1/#comment-13788 Oinga Thu, 06 May 2010 03:25:41 +0000 http://www.jamaicamyway.com/?p=141#comment-13788 You should be glad that you didn't get there during day light time 'to get a full look at the place and interact with the people who work there' I have had a really bad experience with these people. The place, if you look carefully is not that clean, the folks are tricksters. They will tell you a sad story about underprivileged children in the community and how they will help them with your money. They will overcharge you, and if you don't give willingly they use intimidation. You have no recourse. In the and you will be glad that you have your life and your body intact. Btw, who knows what the effect of the chemicals that are burning, sulfur or anything else, on the skin is. The Jamaican government should do a study on this and a warning to tourists as well as locals may be necessary. You should be glad that you didn’t get there during day light time ‘to get a full look at the place and interact with the people who work there’
I have had a really bad experience with these people. The place, if you look carefully is not that clean, the folks are tricksters. They will tell you a sad story about underprivileged children in the community and how they will help them with your money. They will overcharge you, and if you don’t give willingly they use intimidation. You have no recourse. In the and you will be glad that you have your life and your body intact. Btw, who knows what the effect of the chemicals that are burning, sulfur or anything else, on the skin is. The Jamaican government should do a study on this and a warning to tourists as well as locals may be necessary.

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