[Sophie]

<P>Search continues for operator.<BR><a href="http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20140205/news/news7.html" target="_blank">http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20140205/news/news7.html</A><P>and more foot dragging<BR><a href="http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20140205/lead/lead6.html" target="_blank">http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20140205/lead/lead6.html</A><P>Same sh*t different day.

[Sophie]

<P>Yep, makes me wanna puke. Oh well, soon there will be a new hospital to treat all of the people mowed down by jet skis and cars. Wait--- that's right- things are so out of control that anyone hit by either of those is DOA. So maybe they should just build an imaginary morgue instead of an imaginary hospital. SMDH

[Sophie]

<P>Don't get me started..........

[JonTom]

<P>"Jet Ski Ban Decision Needed Now, Says Negril Resort Board"<P><a href="http://jamaica-gleaner.com/latest/article.php?id=51093" target="_blank">http://jamaica-gleaner.com/latest/article.php?id=51093</A>

[BrooklynGyal]

<P>I just got home and I absolutely loved how quiet the beach was without them.

[DAWN]

<P>Hopefully...the ban is temporary and set up to give them time to get their ducks in a row with some sort of regulation, training and enforcement...I think the little guys are really going to be hurt by this but if their there illegally, So be it. I certainly hope it's resolved soon and not "soon come".

[kylake]

<P>macyoder, my opinion and just mine, jet ski's should be regulated highly. Jet ski's are a nuisance where ever they are "without" regulation. They should be able to operate but with limits like "out" distance from the beach when running parallel and only marked off ingress and egress points. This has been done successfully in other Caribbean locations. Like booger pointed out what is the maritime for if not for a purpose like that.<BR>If maritime cannot do something simple like regulation of jet ski's then they are useless and a total waste of money.<P>Should guns be banned? I don't know Jamaican law but I bet they are or regulated. Should cars be banned? Of course not but they are much more regulated I assume (not knowing Jamaican law) than the jet ski's are regulated.<P>Enforced regulation is the key for many problems if it can be done.<P>Just my 2 cents

[Pineapple]

<P>Macyoder "Why aren't we calling for a ban on cars, the most reckless among the bunch."<P>While I agree with the sentiment, the reality is - tourists aren't encouraged to play in the streets. Where as the one thing that brings us to Jamaica is the beautiful ocean in which to swim and relax. People know to play in the street is dangerous, most don't realize they are putting their lives in jeopardy taking a dip in the beautiful waters in Negril.

[oldtimer]

<P>The ski doo's are now used for "late night robberies " and moving drugs up and down the shore.The ban is tempory or close !!!!

[JonTom]

<P>When I read Medi's trip report last year about swimming in Bloody Bay (from SSATP ?) out to the North point of the bay, I cringed thinking of all the jet ski activity in Negril.<P>She said, at the time, that she was always aware of watercraft around her, but thank goodness she didn't have an incident like this.<BR>I believe it could happen to anyone, given the reckless jet ski driving (both operators and rentors) I've seen.