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Alexandra
Senior Member posted on Monday, December 17, 2007 - 01:27 am
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Rootswoman, thank you! That was much needed on this thread...
I know people that have been robbed in Negril. I was one of them, and chose to keep most of it out of my stories that I am posting. But, after my friend got into a scuffle with that "lady of the night" that was staying with a tourist at our hotel, she came into our room while we were on the patio, and when I walked back into my room there she was stealing our money. She was in our suitcases and everything, when I started yelling she grabbed my wooden platform shoe and threatened to beat my friend in the head, so we let her go. We called the police and gave her name and the guy next door even gave them her phone number. But because she was a "lady of the night" they disregarded us and treated us horribly! Even the police, it was awful, which is why we switched hotels to Nirvana. We were staying at Negril Inn, an all inclusive with security, but because someone who was staying at the resort payed for a "guest", that woman was allowed on the property, thus resulting in our losing money....
It can happen everywhere, and I believe that everyone should be notified about it, no matter where it happened. Especially if the Management is no handling it properly.
"She knows where her ticket takes her she will find a place in the sun..." - Tracy Chapman
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smith744
Senior Member posted on Monday, December 17, 2007 - 01:37 am
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link to entire article::>> http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20071215/news/news1.html |
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Rootswoman
Senior Member posted on Monday, December 17, 2007 - 02:04 am
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Ok , I don't want to turn this into a thread to scare people. What I am saying is we are the people who go to Negril and love Negril. We should stand up when things like this happen to help keep Negril up and running. We want people not be afraid to go to Jamaica. Therefore the thievery and the ignoring of thieves must stop. Ignoring it or blaming the victim is not the answer.
Let's not start a bunch of crime here vs crime there talk again. Lets talk about talk about the practice of sweeping the crime under the rug. What would you do if you were in Charlenes shoes? |
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nurse Marcia
Senior Member posted on Monday, December 17, 2007 - 07:16 am
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DawnMarie on: Sunday, December 16, 2007 - 10:08 pm, wrote:NBCC handled it VERY well and moved the couple to higher floor
I think I just figured out why my brother and family got bumped to the ground floor!! We got several different versions of why their room was not available, but this fits the time frame. Now I am not happy!
Another room at the Beach Club had someone wanting to get in, saying they worked at the hotel. These 2 fellas knew better than to open the door. They were there for the marathon - first time to Jamaica.
Their comments to us at dinner at Kuyaba - when they go home and talk about the trip, they won't remember the lovely meal at Kuyaba or the great marathon experience, or the beautiful beach. All they will remember is someone trying to get in the room!!
Time for me to write to Jean and David Wallace who is in charge of security!
Dawn, do you remember when this happened. We checked in Novenmber 28th. Did it happen just before that?
~~Together, we will make a difference~~
http://www.friendsofjamaicausa.org
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Nikki
Senior Member posted on Monday, December 17, 2007 - 09:06 am
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Smith...How did I know YOU'D be the one to post that story...LOL
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mini mare
Senior Member posted on Monday, December 17, 2007 - 09:48 am
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The general public needs to be aware of all this crime happening.
So glad this thread is here to inform us.
If anyone else has had bad experiences, please let us know where it happened, so we will know where to avoid going until these resorts, and police make it safer for us. If they don't care about the tourists I'm happy to spend my hard earned money on another island, It's that simple.
Our safety is #1 Period!!! |
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Nikki
Senior Member posted on Monday, December 17, 2007 - 09:53 am
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mini mare...It happens EVERYWHERE..You can switch from island to island and I'm sure there are folks out there with bad experiences there as well.Such is life...you just have to be careful and pray it doesn't happen to you.
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sparky
New member posted on Monday, December 17, 2007 - 10:04 am
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| Too bad this happens. I doubt they will ever get their $$ back from White Sands. The management's attitude is what really aggrivates us. Like we are rich Americans and they could care less. |
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DawnMarie
Senior Member posted on Monday, December 17, 2007 - 10:41 am
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Marcia,
We left for Negril on the 23rd of November and returned on the 6th of December.
I believe that this occurred around the 27-30th.
We met the couple through Robin (Chicago Comic) and they spent an afternoon with us and then our entire group went snorkeling the next day.
The theft attempt happened the night before we me them.
I'm sorry that this happened to them and that you were affected by it.
NOTHING good comes from wrong-doing.
I'm sorry that I can't be of more help, but days tend to blend and my journaling did not include the day of the theft. |
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nurse Marcia
Senior Member posted on Monday, December 17, 2007 - 11:01 am
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Thanks, Dawn. I think it probably is the room they got!
They were able to move on Sunday to the 2nd floor, but were in the room Wed to Sun. My brother even commented on the windows, but he was very safe and kept his valuables safe.
~~Together, we will make a difference~~
http://www.friendsofjamaicausa.org
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Charlene
Member posted on Monday, December 17, 2007 - 11:49 am
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Thank You for all your kind words .. And especially Rootswoman. I will forward this link to Erika Earle with the Board of Tourism and the White Sands in yet another attempt to get their or at least ANY attention. None of us are rich Americans by any stretch as three of the girls are college students that had to save for 8 monts to afford this trip, and that is exactly how we are being treated. You are right Sparky. Myself and my boyfriend feel TOTALLY responsible since he or thru me assured the girls they just couldn't be safer in Negril. They had heard terrible stories about crime and saftey issues. He assured them that in a tourist area and being Americans they were more secure than @ home. His Jamaican pride has taken a serious bruising .. however all the girls in our party ( very good friends ) made the best of it and took it in stride .. Thank Goodness .. And to be totally honest we never felt safer than in the mountains with the good people there .. It seriously lacked the undercurrent of despiration that Negril seemed to perpetuate.
And as for the White Sands .. If we felt in our heart that this was an isolated incident there would have been no question that we would have taken our lumps and chalked it up to experience .. however .. When the hotel staff tells us and I quote "you can't let this rest, you must get to the bottom of this. This same thing happened one week prior and it is coming from security." What are we left to believe??? And honestly if my boyfreind weren't Jamaican I doubt that we would have been given the information since it was specifically directed toward him and we just happened to be present. And with this knowledge he is by far the most frustrated of the group .. So I feel with this information given to the Manager there should have been something done for us. He acknowledged that it was true by nodding his head in agreement and not looking at me. And the fact that he told me "things are just different in Jamaica." I refuse to accept.
Thanks once again guys for listening to me and I will keep you posted on my progress  |
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Seveen
Senior Member posted on Monday, December 17, 2007 - 12:18 pm
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did you do a dispute on your credit card? that usually get's their attention . . .
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Nikki
Senior Member posted on Monday, December 17, 2007 - 12:42 pm
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GREAT idea Seveen...I bet they'll start listening then
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ChicagoComic
Member posted on Monday, December 17, 2007 - 01:54 pm
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Hi boardies and special hello to Garzan and Dawn Marie!!
My friends that had the break in were in the timeshare unit below my condo at NBCC. It was their second night in Negril for the first time - Sunday, Nov. 23rd. The unit is a ground floor, one bedroom, bath and 1/2 - the window in the small bathroom was unlocked - they never opened that bathroom door as they never used that bathroom - they never gave it a second thought - never knew there was an open window. A guy came in through the window and peeked into the bedroom to see if anyone was in the unit - my girlfriend woke up, woke up her boyfriend and he scared the guy who ran out the front door. My friend chased him but the guy got away, but one of the young men who was raking leaves saw him. The police came and wrote out a report and gave my friends a copy - they were very thorough and nice. Mr. Cole who handles security for the timeshares was also wonderful. They were moved immediately to another unit on the third floor. When they returned to the states they submitted the report to the company that booked them at NBCC- they are getting their week back and will be more than h appy to stay at the property again. They had a great time. So that's the entire story - who to blame? Well, not enough security on the west side of the building - the fence dividing NBCC and Errol's is totally unacceptable -and I believe the timeshare board had a meeting over Thanksgiving and the fence issue was addressed. |
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Seveen
Senior Member posted on Monday, December 17, 2007 - 02:02 pm
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Nikki on: Monday, December 17, 2007 - 12:42 pm, wrote:GREAT idea Seveen...I bet they'll start listening then :-)
i re-read the story and it appears they did get their money back - i think that is all they can expect
would travel insurance take care of something like this?
and the thing with cash - is proving how much you had . . .
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ChicagoComic
Member posted on Monday, December 17, 2007 - 02:10 pm
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| It appears that the incident at White Sands is still unresolved - the incident I was referring to happened at Mariners on the Beach - Beach Club Condos - my friends were in a timeshare unit. They got their week of timeshare back. Nothing was taken - it happened so fast and my friend was able to scare the guy away. |
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Rootswoman
Senior Member posted on Monday, December 17, 2007 - 02:27 pm
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