Sugarman's Beach
Overview
Sugarman's Beach
Portmore, St. Catherine
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Admission
Adults JM$200
Children 12 years & under JM$100
Children 12 years & under JM$100
Opening Hours
Saturday - Sunday 10am to 6pm
Features
2
Cleanliness rating0
Harassment rating- Parking available
- Pets allowed
- Toilet available
- Changingroom available
- Lifeguard station
- Food & drinks allowed
- Running water available
- Cooking allowed
General
Basic Info
- Name: Ashley Codner and Kevin White
- Organization: Jamaica Environment Trust
- Survey date & time: 1st March, 2019, 6:25pm
- Beach: Sugarman's Beach
- Other names: Hellshire Beach CLub
- Location: Portmore, St. Catherine
- Latitude: 17.896456
- Longitude: -76.89572699999997
- Beach length: 126.38 m
Beach Basics
- Fishing beach: No
- Fish vending: No
- Commercial activity level: Low levels of commercial activity (1 - 5 vendors/stalls/business places)
- Swimming/bathing beach: Yes
- Protected area: Portland Bight Protected Area
- Opening hours Saturday - Sunday 10am to 6pm
- Busiest day of the week: Sunday
- Attendance on typical days: 21 - 50
- Attendance on busiest days: More than 100
Beach Management
- Beach type: Private beach (privately owned/leased, operating as a public beach (with access to the general public) with or without an entrance fee)
- Property owner: Hellshire Beach Club
- Owner contact
- Name: Marsha Smith
- Phone: (876) 989-8306
- Mobile: (876) 848-5917
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- Property manager: Hellshire Beach CLub
- Manager contact
- Name: Marsha Smith
- Phone: (876) 989-8306
- Mobile: (876) 848-5917
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- Management arrangement: Employee
- Community organization:
- Website & social media pages:
- Website:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sugarmans-Beach/254849424538272
- Twitter:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sugarmansbeach/
- Permits:
Features
Fees & Facilities
- Entrance fees: Adults JM$200
Children 12 years & under JM$100 - Changing room: Yes
- Running water: Yes
- Toilet: Yes
- Parking: Yes (more than 50 cars)
- Food & Drinks: Yes - both food and drink
- Cooking: No
- Pets: Yes
- Facility costs: Lounge chairs
Activities & Behaviour
- Activities:
- Swimming
- Restaurants
- Bars
- Parties
- Land-based sport (football, volleyball, etc.)
- Family environment: Yes
Large green space behind the beach is often used by families as a play area and for birthday parties. The sea is relatively calm. Please note that there is no lifeguard on duty. - Alcohol: Yes
- Smoking: Yes
- Parties:
- How often: Once per month
- Party days:
- Weekends only
- Public Holidays
- Harassment level: 0
- Illegal activities: None
Environment
Structures & Dwellings
- Settlements: None
- Offshore structures:
- Groyne
Animals
- Domestic animals: No domestic animals are on the beach.
- Sea turtle nests: No
- Sea turtle poaching: No
- Wild animals:
Vegetation
- vagetation coverage: About 20% coverage
- Categories of vegetation:
- Trees
- Grasses
- Names of vegetation: Coconut Trees
- Vegetation clearing: No evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
- Seagrasses
- Sargassum issues: 10
Sand
- Sand color: Light Brown
- Sand texture: Fine
- Sand dunes: There are sand dunes less than 3 feet with about 100% covered with vegetation.
- Erosion: There are no evidence of erosion.
Utilities
Water Management
- Sewage & wastewater: Soak-away pit
- Sea pollution:
- Garbage
- Algal bloom(s)
- Water monitoring: Not sure
- Drainage:
- Not applicable
- Drainage state: [""]
Waste Management
- Garbage bins: There are no bins available.
- Cleanliness: Scored 2 out of 5 for cleanliness.
- Fish cleaning: Fish are not cleaned on the beach
- Responsible for garbage: Beach Manager Staff/Caretaker
- Garbage management:
- Garbage collection by NSWMA
- Garbage collection by private waste haulage contractor
- Plastics separated for recycling
- Garbage collection: Once every two to three weeks