‘Not a side stop, a main destination’
July 4, 2026
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CASTLETON, St Mary — Member of Parliament (MP) for St Mary South Eastern Christopher Brown has described the $172-million rehabilitation of Castleton Botanical Gardens as the injection of capital “Castleton needed to start earning again”.
The garden, which was destroyed by Hurricane Melissa, was officially reopened and handed over on Wednesday. It has more than 4,000 species of indigenous and imported flora.
“Castleton lies between busy Kingston and tourism mecca Ocho Rios, so Castleton Gardens is perfect to tap into. On weekends the garden is filled with visitors. Locals are coming back. Tour buses are stopping again,” Brown told the Jamaica Observer during the reopening ceremony.
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