To Whom It Concerns:

2 Royes Street was owned for many years by my aunt, Iris Phillips, but that is only one of the reasons for my interest in MICO Care Center. It is a joy to see a new building that is sensitive to the historic setting of the town. It gives us at RSAB confidence that it is possible to restore St. Ann's Bay to a place of regional prominence, based on its important history and restored "old town" character. It would be nice to keep in touch with you and learn how your neighbors are doing, or what we abroad can do to help create a well governed town, including ways to develop its potential for tourism based on history. We hope you'll be kind enough to look at "Restoring St. Ann's Bay" on Facebook. We'd love to have you on board.

GROUP PURPOSE OF "RESTORING ST. ANN'S BAY (RSAB)"

St. Ann's Bay is central to the history of Jamaica. It is a mile or so from Sevilla Nueva, the first Spanish capital, built c. 1500. It had handsome British Colonial (mostly 19th cent.) buildings that have not been preserved. It has come upon hard times economically. A promising sign is a planned new Marcus Garvey center focusing on the childhood of Jamaica's first national hero, who was born and raised in St. Ann's Bay. A major purpose of the group is to share ideas on how to preserve what is left of the town's colonial heritage that the young Marcus Garvey experienced and that helped to form his ideas.

With Regards,

Trevor Burrowses (native of SAB)