Jenny not her real name is one of a growing number of young people who have sexual relations with tourists, but only at Carnival. These young women and men do not consider themselves prostitutes, but opportunists. You might go out to lime and meet somebody.
You can get money to go to fetes and buy clothes, although not all white men are willing to pay for it. When Natalie got home, she opened the bundle clutched in her hand. She will not accept money for sexual favours. Hours after meeting the man at a bar in St James, Nisha ended up spending several hours in his room at the Hilton, where he had oral sex with her.
Long ago, white, American men were the favoured customers, Natalie said. However, now, any foreigner will do. But it is not only women who get involved in the brisk Carnival trade in sweat and skin.
Young, gay men also become hooked on the easy money that can be earned in the seasonal sex fray. Of the hordes of tourists that flock to our shores, several come looking to take a walk on the wild side.
Darren, 26, said he has picked up foreign men during the Carnival season. He said foreign men seem bolder about approaching local men at Carnival time.
