Pure Harmony in Harmony Hall

There are not a lot of churches and bars in Harmony Hall, St Elizabeth, and according to one resident, this may be the reason the district is as peaceful as its name suggests. Nestled in the hills of the parish, Harmony Hall is described by another resident as one of Jamaica’s little heaven, as the area is all about progressiveness and unity.

“We are not complaining. We have water, road and electricity. We do not depend on politicians to look out for us, but, instead, we take care of each other,” Jacob Robinson told THE CENTRAL STAR.

Robinson and his namesake West Robinson, were on their way from their farm. They both greeted the news team with welcoming smiles as they boasted about their community’s non-existent crime rate.

“Is a lot of times mi a come in at night times and see people leave them car glass down and gone to them bed. No break-in or robberies don’t happen around here, so police nuh really have to come up here unless them just a hail we. If anyone decides to rise up against us up here, they will have to back down because we will not allow anyone to create a stain on this place. This nuh normally happen, but I can tell you that any mother can send out them little girl late at nights and not a soul would trouble her,” Jacob said.

The farming district is located about three miles away from the Accompong Maroon village. While some of the residents may travel outside the district for work, West said the majority depend on farming as their main source of income.

“Is a whole lot a hours we spend in the fields a day time, eno. People are so busy that they don’t have much time for entertainment. More time a man will keep a little birthday or we go to a set-up, but that’s just it. Hard work and money is our entertainment,” Jacob said.