Mona, Jamaica

Mona is a neighbourhood in southeastern Saint Andrew Parish, approximately eight kilometres from Kingston, Jamaica.

A former sugarcane plantation, it is the site of a reservoir serving the city of Kingston and the main campus of the University of the West Indies.

[1] Mona is bordered by the neighbouring communities of Liguanea, Hope Pastures, Beverly Hills, August Town, and Papine.

[1] Evidence of its existence can be found in the ruins of water wheel, mills, and aqueducts on the Mona campus of the University of the West Indies.

[7][8] By 1942, approximately 1,500 evacuees from Gibraltar, a British territory, were in Jamaica; other civilians were evacuated to Britain and Madeira.

[7] Ruins from the Mona Estate, a sugar plantation, are present on the campus, including a water wheel, aqueducts, and mills.

In addition to offering patient care, the hospital also facilitates research and teaching along with the Medical Services department of the Mona campus of the University of the West Indies.

Mona Reservoir
Gibraltar Evacuee Camp, where some of the evacuees from Gibraltar were housed during World War II
The Jamaica Military Band entertaining Gibraltarians at Gibraltar Camp during the evacuation of Gibraltarians during World War II.
Chapel on the Mona campus of the University of the West Indies, on the left Aqueduct from the former sugar plantation