Santa Cruz, Jamaica

Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz
	Downtown Santa Cruz in October 2012.
	Interactive map of Santa Cruz

Last updated November 12, 2025

Santa Cruz is a town in Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica.^[1]^[2] It is on the A2 road connecting Black River to Mandeville. A minor market village until the 1950s, the development of nearby areas for bauxite mining stimulated its growth in the 1950s and 1960s, as did the establishment of the St. Elizabeth Technical High School in 1961.

Santa Cruz has its own courthouse, police station, a variety of restaurants, supermarkets, and funeral parlors.

In October 2025, Santa Cruz was heavily damaged by Hurricane Melissa. ^[3]

References

↑ "Jamaica 2015 Country Review". Jamaica Country Review. 2015. p. 3. Retrieved 1 November 2025– via EBSCOhost.
↑ "'Never been this bad': Jamaica surveys ruins in hurricane's wake". France24. AFP. 29 October 2025. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
↑ News, A. B. C. "Entire communities in Jamaica demolished or isolated by direct hit from Hurricane Melissa: Officials". ABC News. Retrieved 11 November 2025.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

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[1] "Jamaica 2015 Country Review". Jamaica Country Review. 2015. p. 3. Retrieved 1 November 2025– via EBSCOhost.

[2] "'Never been this bad': Jamaica surveys ruins in hurricane's wake". France24. AFP. 29 October 2025. Retrieved 1 November 2025.

[3] News, A. B. C. "Entire communities in Jamaica demolished or isolated by direct hit from Hurricane Melissa: Officials". ABC News. Retrieved 11 November 2025.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

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