Outside of the town and across the highway, on the humid St Ann's Bay beach, there is a man with a story. His name is George Watson and for over 20 years he has been providing the people of St Ann's Bay with fish from the rough ocean nearby.

"O gosh man, St Ann's Bay people love fish enuh! St Ann's Bay people consume nuff fish," George remarked as he escorted The Gleaner to his humble fishing boat.

Watson has had many experiences fishing in the St Ann's Bay sea; experiences, he says, he will never forget. Like the time he caught a 40lb fish!

"Sometimes me go out deh and get some good catch, some time some big catch all 25lb, 35lb fish!"

The most fantastic display of emotion from Watson came to the question, "Do you love fishing?" Instantly his whole body jerked, his eyes lit up and his jaw dropped right open.

"Yeah man! A part a mi life man, that's why mi a do it so much, so long," he said.

Just last year, a rarely sighted group of ocean dwellers called manatees, or sea cows, were sighted in the St Ann's Bay waters. Watson says interested viewers can look out for them to return in the summer.

Theresa Reid

Take 53-year-old Theresa Reid. For more than four years now Reid has been travelling to St Ann's Bay from St Elizabeth to sell peppered shrimp and plums to support her family. The sales she makes support her, some of her seven children, and all four of the grandchildren she 'inherited' when her daughter died three years ago.

"(She was) 27 and she die leave four children. This is what I been doing to help them 'cause they are very small - the youngest one was three weeks old and the other ones of dem likkle bit older," Reid shared.

Every Tuesday, she travels all the way from St Elizabeth and stays until Thursday before returning home. So how does she find the people of St Ann's Bay, and the business climate?

"Dem friendly man, very friendly people dem," she said.

"I do very good business here, 'cause I was selling in Christiana but it nuh work out like here," added Reid.

Marcia and Phillip Moulton

Then there are Marcia and Phillip Moulton. The mother and son co-own and operate Innovative Kreations, a small graphic design and printing business in the heart of St Ann's Bay.

The story began when Phillip left community college and was unable to find work. His mother, knowing his potential to succeed and fearing the negative elements all around him, was restless.

"In my neighbourhood you have a lot of young men that just sit on the corner. I didn't want my child to be a part of that," Marcia shared.

"I wasn't comfortable with it. I didn't have any money, was really strapped for cash but I decided I wanted to do something where he could make a living."

Determined with a mother's zeal, Marcia searched the Internet for small business ideas and shared what she found with Phillip. The two agreed on the printing business and took the leap together. Today, they are walking out their dream on a St Ann's Bay plaza.