Goat Islands – Eco-row over Chinese plan for cargo hub

Last Updated on 20 May 2014

It may sound an improbable name for a proposed logistics hub, but Jamaica’s Goat Islands are being lined up as the location for the Caribbean’s next major container terminal project – or at least they will if the Chinese get their way.

In fact, so improbable is the Goat Islands name that the scheme is also referred to as Portland Bight. But whether it’s called Goat Islands or Portland Bight, it is proving a battleground for those in Jamaica pitted for and against the highly controversial US$ 1.5 billion mega project.