Living in Portmore, Jamaica:
Tips for Moving and Visiting

The municipality of Portmore is a large and continually-expanding urban center within the parish of St. Catherine, which neighbors the parishes of Kingston and St. Andrew where the capital of Kingston is found. However, much to the chagrin of many of its residents, it is technically not designated as one of Jamaica’s cities. It may, however, be on track to one day achieving ‘city’ status due to the increasing levels of development; and many of the features one would expect a city to have are already present, or expected to soon appear In Portmore.

Anyone considering living in my city would need to be aware of traffic jams, so patience is a must. Traffic congestion is a regular occurrence in Portmore. The toll, especially, is where traffic build-up happens during the working days of Mondays to Fridays. But on a positive note, we do have family entertainment. The Gaming arcades, beaches, and go-karting will be an exciting experience.

Portmore is hot and beautiful. Is a little noisy but people look out for each other. It has a lot of open spaces for fresh air and a bit of dust whenever rain does not fall. It has lots of places to have fun (e.g., horse racing, the beach, car racing).

Portmore is very populated due to it attraction to shopping malls, Food courts and entertainment. Upon moving to this city you should consider the system and the rout that each transportation travels to prevent being lost. After familiarizing yourself with the bus route system then you’ll be able to easily maneuver through day to day activities.

If a person moves here, know people from here mainly commute to the Jamaican capital city for their jobs. It is important to note that majority of the population has to physically be present at work/in office: few work from their houses.