Sitting Member of Parliament for Western Westmoreland, Ian Hayles, and the Negril business community are calling for a fully functional ambulance in the tourism hub.
Immediate past President of the Negril Chamber of Commerce, Elaine Bradley, told CVM TV that since 2025, the last remaining ambulance was involved in an accident along a section of the Norman Manley Boulevard, and to date, it has not been replaced. She noted that two ambulances were destroyed during her tenure in separate incidents. She added that since then, she has lobbied for an ambulance to be repaired and made fully functional, but to date, nothing has been done.
Bradley stated that during her tenure, two ambulances were destroyed in separate accidents, and since then she has lobbied for the ambulance to be repaired and made fully functional, but to date, nothing has been done.
Bradley told CVM TV that on Wednesday night, a Canadian tourist fell from the balcony of a plaza in Negril, and had to be placed in the back of a police service vehicle and rushed to hospital in an effort to save her life, which was unsuccessful.
She also reported another incident involving a tourist who was injured in an accident several months ago and had to be rushed to hospital in the back of a police pickup due to the community&rsquo;s lack of an ambulance.
Bradley further pointed out that Negril accounts for most of the accidents in Westmoreland, yet the tourism community is still operating without an ambulance.
Member of Parliament for Western Westmoreland, Ian Hayles, also told CVM TV that he believes an ambulance should be fully operational in Negril as soon as possible.
Hayles stated that over the past year, he has made appeals for the ambulance to be replaced and for drivers to be properly trained, but to date, the relevant authorities have not acted.
Hayles and Bradley are now calling on the Minister of Health and other relevant authorities to urgently address the situation in Negril, where patients are being transported to hospital in the back of pickup trucks due to the lack of an ambulance.

MP Ian Hayles, and the Negril business community are calling for a fully functional ambulance in the tourism hub.

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