Spalding, Jamaica Explained

Official Name:Spalding
Type:Village
Total Type:Village
Map Caption1:Map showing Bottle Creek's position within the Turks and Caicos Islands
Coordinates:18.1577°N -77.4573°W
Pushpin Map:Jamaica#Caribbean
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Jamaica
Subdivision Type2:Parish
Subdivision Name2:Manchester and Clarendon
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2011[1]
Population Note:2,147 (Clarendon)
Population Total:4,373 (Manchester)
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Aw[2]

Spalding (also spelled Spaldings)[3] [2] is a village in Jamaica, located in the parish of Clarendon.[1] Despite being located in Clarendon, the Manchester police force is responsible for the city. There is an eponymous post office, Spalding Post Office, that was relocated in 2021 to Main Street in Spalding.[4]

History

Natural disasters

In 2021, the National Works Agency of Jamaica determined that a landslide blocked the main road from Spalding to Cave Valley.[5]

Crime

In 2019, a bus driver and a police officer got into a shootout after a standoff between the two; National Security Minister Horace Chang commented on the incident, stating that the officer "had no choice but to use his firearm".[6] In 2023, a 2-week long state of emergency was declared in Clarendon Parish, affecting Spalding; police activity there was increased following reports of crimes like robbery and breaking and entering.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population and Housing Census 2011: General Report Volume 1 . Statistical Institute of Jamaica . 18 October 2024.
  2. Web site: Spaldings, Spaldings, Clarendon, Jamaica . . 18 October 2024.
  3. Web site: Spaldings, Jamaica - Facts and information on Spaldings - Jamaica.Places-in-the-world.com . Places in the World . 18 October 2024.
  4. Web site: Relocation of Spalding Post Office to Whylie's Plaza, Main Street, Spalding . Jamaica Post . 18 October 2024.
  5. Web site: Spalding to Cave Valley road impassable due to landslides . . 18 October 2024 . en . 3 October 2021.
  6. Web site: Spalding cop was ill-equipped for the situation - Horace Chang Loop Jamaica . Loop News . 18 October 2024 . en.
  7. Web site: WATCH: Manchester police intensify operations in Spalding - Jamaica Observer . . 18 October 2024 . 19 May 2023.