This Saturday 11th March is the long awaited for wet t-shirt competition at South Jammin WEAR IT AND WE'LL WET IT. come along and join in the fun with the dancing girls. Prizes for the winners.

From a personal viewpoint, I sure hope that "events" like this one don't turn the area into another Negril...

-Eric

You have got to be kidding me.

So sad to hear that there will be a wet t-shirt contest this weekend. One of the reasons I love going to TB is the absence of things like this!
GG

I agree with Eric !!

I sincerely hope that on Saturday the 11th the people of Treasure Beach and our visitors will choose to go to the party at Sunset Resort to honor all of the fishermen lost at sea and big-up a truly worthy event instead of supporting a wet t-shirt contest.

Is this what is now happening in Treasure Beach. I am furious that this is now going on. I am no prude and have enjoyed the 'Spring Break' activities in Negril but this is not what Treasure Beach is all about. Have you come to T'Beach to destroy it???? I own a villa in the area and I can tell you that I will be telling my guests NEVER to go to South Jammin'. I hope all residents of Treasure Beach will boycott this cheap and trashy event.

What would make the owner of this club even entertain the thought of a wet t-shirt event,
again garbage sells.Events like these will not help Treasure Beach it will only make things worse.

Instead of telling people where to go or not go (which I would argue is against the spirit of the area), how about informing visitors of their options...event for fishermen lost at sea vs. wet T-shirt contest...and let them make up their own minds.

I think that the kind of people who go to TB would opt for the former if educated on the choices.

Right again, Eric !!

I hope this doesn't become a commonly known thing in TBeach, I visited about 5 years ago and one of the many things I enjoy about this area is the environment and it's soothing vibez...Let's try and keep it that way

I'm curious to know where the inspiration for this contest came from. I'm sure Christine at South Jammin' didn't just decide this based on nothing. Has there suddenly been an influx of visitors (or locals?!) who want wet t-shirt contests?
Seth

That's right Eric every individual has a mind of their own and they should be free to decide what they want to do.Give suggestions/options let them decide.SICKENED if you think you can tell people where to go and not to go that's so unprofessional you should not be in business.I personally travel to TB twice a year and to be honest it gets a bit bored at times it's a variety of people that visit TB and whats wrong with a little spice sometimes,I think most people are exaggerating.It's not that big of a deal.

Why are you so suprised about the wet t-shirt,dont the people of Treasure Beach know's that Treasure Beach is a second Negril.look at the people who are bying our land.these people are all about business.they dont care about the people that born and grow up there, some of the villa owners put on there website that they have private beach.I never heard of any private beach in Treasure Beach before,am not sorry. because i went home to buy some land, everyone are giving prices in U.S dollars,only the rich can by there land,this is exactely the same thing the people of Negril did and know they regret it but it's too late. we will all have to live with our choice's. there will be a lot more wet t-shirt events.we could play our music until we feel like.we cant do that any more,just wait we are going to feel like we are in jail because of all the ristriction,that are going to be inposed on us.I went home and i felt like i was in a diffrent part of Jamaica. it dont feel like home any more.I find my self crying and asking my family what's going on to our beautiful peace of gold that God gave us (Treasure Beach)it's a mest we need to restored our pride back in our in our community.if we dont who will.

Sorry, I am so fed up of people coming into our little village and little by little eroding our innocent way of life. I'm sure that the reason that the new owners of South Jammin came to T'beach in the first place was because it was 'different' from Negril or other such places. Now they want to sell a few extra beers through gimmicks. I am really and truly sickened by it and I will honestly strongly suggest to my guests to not patronize them even if I have to invent something. That's how strongly I feel. So now we have to put up with dancing girls and wet t-shirts so that some foreigner can make a few dollars regardless of the long term consequences.

From what I heard, South Jammin' was packed on Saturday night with very few "tourists" in the audience. I have to agree with Free World, this may not be my choice for entertainment, but it may be someone else's. We each have a choice of whether we wish to attend or not. No one is forcing us to go.

Enough garbage has moved into this little village of Treasure Beach so let us all strive for more positive functions/events to help the community grow instead of Wet T-Shirt contess so people of TB do not support this event.If no one shows up that will get the message across that public nudity will not be tolorated and let's think about it for a moment that's exactly what this is leading up to.Whoever is putting on this event has no moral or considertation for the other event that is taking place on this same week-end.

Doesn't the Fishermans have "Go-Go" dancers.

This saturday march 11, Million versus Bhype the real big dance at Dashwey Treaure Beach.Come one and all to enjoy youself,Tight security fi surity.All dance hall fan come and support Clive party event.Big up Treasure beach police department and all the supporter of this event.

The Yale Acappella Women's Group from the USA in association with BREDS will be performing at Jack Sprat on Saturday, March 11 at 7:00 p.m.

Now there's some serious choices for entertainment!

Several bars and clubs, over the years, have had Go-Go dancers performing including Fisherman's Bar.

I came into this thread to find out about Karaoke...

could someone tell me what the difference between
a wet-t shirt competition and a shortest dress competition is?
come on treasure beachers there is laid back and
chilled out and there is horizontal and freezing.
The Saturday party nights have been happening in Jammin for some weeeks and have always been well attended mainly by locals,what is the problem with
one party night a week,I thought that Jamaica was about no problem.

Hey jacob,
Much love my friend, but you obviously have forgotten that, that is not jamaica that is treasurebeach, there is a reason why it has stayed rustic for so long, and it is not because we are backward, travel the rest of the island and
find out why treasurebeach is called down a south,
and the residents are called redmen and brownins,
I must caution you however, some of what you might hear, may not be entirely thruthful, as the experience of living or visiting there will teach you, but some are, dont get me wrong, we love changes as much as anyone else, we just like it to happen much slower!

It is good to see our folks feel free to express their opinions on the kind of activities that they consider wholesome for Treasure Beach. I would like to consider Treasure in this context as a family where everyone has a right to speak but the welfare of the community takes prominence over the individual view.
The area in my opinion has the potential to grow and develop as a unique Tourist destination on the southcoast.Certainly, there is an abundance of our local traditions ,fun and frolic that can be promoted successfully to draw big crowds and make money too.I am not against wet t-shirt but I think for the preservation of the community model and the original flavour that I think is best for our tourism we should just keep what is there clean, charge reasonable prices , show love and respect to visitors and Tresure Beach is gold!

Did anyone notice that the place was packed with 'very few tourists'. Doesn't that pretty much end the debate? However, in the interest of keeping us fully informed on this incredibly nuanced subject, would someone please post some pictures.

Like Curious said...Fishermans has had Go Go Dancers FOREVER...as well as bikini contests!
I don't at all think this is a sign that TB is turning into another Negril.
That is happening all on its own.
TB has changed drastically in the last few years, and I am sure it will continue to change. But I for one will support TB no matter what it becomes! It will never be the sleepy little fishing community that it once was. It is evolving and changing....but it will always be Treasure Beach, and the people and places we love will still be there.

Can anybody answer the following question? Was South Jammin' empty or full to over flow last night for this Wet T-Shirt event?

I talked to someone who was at South Jammin last night around 8pm Jamaica time, and they had not heard of the Wet Tshirt contest...no signs of it at all. But it could have been later on....
I am curious to know how it went too.

in also spoke to someone who was at south jammin last night. they told me that they were there an enjoying themselves. i do believe that it was mostly the local community that were present. probably young men! i agree with JAMAICAGAL i will also support TB no matter what.

xx

Nuh bodder wid Sout' Jammin; jus walk T/beach any day soon an yu can see me ina me wet T shirt! Gal dem better watch out!

Hi can someone please give me a detailed driving direction from Washington Blvd. Kng. to Mandeville. Then from Mandeville (Square) to treasurebeach. Thanks in advance.

The funny thing is, a lot of the views I have read concerning Treasure Beach is from people who live abroad. What about the people that live in Treasure Beach and have been living here all their lives? There are a lot of young people that want to have some fun now and then. So South Jammin' is one means of entertainment. How do you expect us to just sit around and be still? Just because visitors want to escape from their daily lives? What about our daily lives? Most of you have theme parks, movie theatres, many night clubs and all other sorts of other entertainment. Now the one place in Treasure Beach where we can go play some pool or have some fun on Saturday nights, selfish people who have plenty want to boycott it. I guess that is what happens people have only thoughts of one self. If you lived here you will realize the younger generation has evolved and with them Treasure Beach will evolve. Just a reminder, Treasure Beach is theirs too. It is not just for people who live abroad and visit Treasure Beach daily by logging on to www.treasurebeach.net

To Oldtimer: Look in the FAQ section for directions from Kingston to Treasure Beach.

Textra,thank you with what you've said that should now stop the negative comments about south Jammins.You put the points out and that said is enough.Enough about south jammins.

I'm going to chime in again since a) I started this 'discourse' and b) the level of debate seems to have come back to talking rather than screaming.

To clarify, my concern lies with whether events like the one mentioned would "turn the area into another Negril". By this I mean that TB turns into an area that caters to tourists over its residents. Perhaps that's an unfair representation of Negril (I don't live there either) but that's my view when I compare the two areas.

Textra, I appreciate the jist of your post that a lot of views posted on TBNet in general are by those living abroad. (And if I read you right, you're talking about both foreigners and yardies who have emigrated, which I think is an important distinction). I agree its a weakness of this site and I would encourage TB residents to post more...within guidelines, of course :-) After all, we made this to give a Internet voice to those who live in the area as well.

Let me ask you (and everyone) two questions. Ponder them in your head or answer them here or ignore them if you wish.

- You mention playing pool and 'hav[ing] some fun' at South Jammin. Would it be a good or bad thing if there were more "Spring Break" events like the contest? Is it a net positive for the area?
-If the answer is no, then is it just another case of "people have only thoughts of one self"

I ask these questions out of curiosity, not judgement.

-Eric (TBNet)

Long before there was a web forum on TB.net about wet T-Shirt contest there was the carnival in Calabash Bay which then moved to Great Bay. People in the community of all ages came out. There was modeling, dance contest, bun eating contest, beer drinking contest and, the contest of debate right now the WET T-SHIRT CONTEST. How have/has these events help to destroy Treasure Beach? If you can think of an answer let me know right here.
People went, they drank, and they eat and had fun. It brought people together from various communities and the most important thing is they came by choice. My I ask how many people went to Fisherman's when they had exotic dancers. Have you been there Eric?
Is South Jammin’, Fisherman's and other establishments of that kind responsible for the changes in Treasure Beach? Or is it the people with a vast amount of Wealth and Power to Monopolies it?

My 2 cents on the situation here is the focus is on the wrong establishments and event.

An otherwise quiet little bar in Whitehouse is the main 'clearing house' for hiring dancehall gyal island-wide, of every persuasion.
Bashments with boomboxes going strong at 2m
are local events, recreating, letting off steam. The question is not about drawing in lager louts and spring breakers to TB with a wet t-shirt contest. It's more about applying a foreign PC/politically-correct/Peace and Love Brigade/'progressive'/Oprah --whatever one's however benign but self-righteously correct sensibility is to a local situation which is
apparently just doing fine after many a similar go-go dancer/etc.event at other entertainment
places in TB that have been going on for many a year.

Wo hooooo.... wet t-shirts, hot chicks!!! boobies! I'm in heaven

Yes, I've been at Fishermen's when they had 'dancers'. And no I don't think it led to a destruction of the area's morales, etc.

I think a difference is the public advertising of such events. (Maybe Vicus never figured out how to post here :-) But inviting people to come be a participant in the contest somehow seems different to me. [Perhaps it a matter of pro vs. amateur? <-- a joke]

And for the record, I never advocated the boycott of South Jammin'.

Welp, I hit up South Jammin' out of necessity (food) late in the evening on the night of the "event" and have no idea if the contest ever happened. Same ole' peeps milling about, nothing out of order going on. Maybe it's just a big deal to us on this end of the monitor (cuz I was a little put off by the idea of it myself) Saturday was a great night with lots of stuff to do.

From my opinion (and I have lived in Jamaica, although I am not Jamaican),what bothers me is the fact that these events eventually become for tourists only and not locals.I can tell you of dozen times where my Jamaican husband was excluded from "tourist" activities.
I dont want this to happen in TB....nevermind that a Wet Tshirt contest is exploiting woman..local women. By hey...there is always Plum Park if thats what you are looking for.