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EPISODE · Sep 20, 2024 · 17 MIN

Jamaica: an island without beach access?

from The Take · host Al Jazeera

Less than 1% of the Jamaican coastline is accessible to the public. People's livelihoods and leisure rely on access to the waters, but locals are prevented from beach access to make room for more all-inclusive resorts for foreign tourists. How are Jamaicans fighting back? In this episode: Devon Taylor, Jamaica Beach Birthright Environmental Movement Episode credits: This episode was produced by Marcos Bartolomé and Veronique Eshaya, with Duha Mossad, Manahil Naveed and Kevin Hirten, in for Malika Bilal. It was edited by Amy Walters. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik. Munera Al Dosari and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio. Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Threads and YouTube

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Less than 1% of the Jamaican coastline is accessible to the public. People's livelihoods and leisure rely on access to the waters, but locals are prevented from beach access to make room for more all-inclusive resorts for foreign tourists. How are...

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