Jamaica · Jamaica
Montego Bay
Sugar town, Sam Sharpe's town, tourist town.
- Christmas Rebellion
- 1831
- Airport passengers
- 4.3 million (2017)
Then
- 1494
Arawak people greet Columbus.
- British rule
Montego Bay leads Jamaica in sugar.
- 1831–1832
Sam Sharpe leads the Christmas Rebellion and is hanged here in 1832.
- 2025
Hurricane Melissa hits the city hard in October.
Now
Sangster International is the busiest airport in the English-speaking Caribbean.