MoBay deputy mayor lauds Issa for 62-foot ‘Together We Rise’ monument

ST JAMES, Jamaica — Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay Councillor Dwight “Debo” Crawford has hailed hotelier Christopher Issa for his role in transforming the city’s popular Jimmy Cliff Boulevard, describing a newly unveiled 62-foot monument commissioned by the businessman as a symbol of unity, resilience and renewed civic pride.

The towering sculpture, titled Together We Rise, by renowned Jamaican sculptor Scheed Cole, was unveiled Wednesday evening at 5 Jimmy Cliff Boulevard, popularly known as the Hip Strip, where Issa’s investments have helped reshape the tourism corridor.

“What we’re doing here tonight is far more than unveiling of a statue. This is the genesis of great thinking for the Hip Strip,” Crawford declared during the ceremony.