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Saint Annās Bay
Jamaica
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Daija Cole named St Annās Bay youth mayor
• Nov. 7, 2026, 1:06 AM ET (The Gleaner)
Saint Annās Bay, town and Caribbean port, northern Jamaica, northwest of Kingston. Christopher Columbus anchored there in 1494 and named the spot Santa Gloria. He returned, shipwrecked, to the area in 1503. St. Annās Bay is the shipping point for the areaās agricultural produceāfruit, pimiento, coffee, dyewood, and coconuts. There is some manufacture of essential oils. Tourism is also economically important. Just west is the site of Sevilla la Nueva (New Seville), which was founded in 1509 as Jamaicaās first capital. Pop. (2011) urban area, 11,173.
This article was most recently revised and updated by Lorraine Murray.
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