Cooyah

The Cooyah store located at the plaza, as well as others found around Jamaica, sell knockoff Cooyah clothing and are best avoided. The founder of Cooyah, Homer Bair, started a new line true to the roots of the Cooyah brand, CY (www.cyevolution.com), which is considered the official reggae brand, worn by some of the most popular reggae and dancehall artists. CY gear is screenprinted in Hollywood, Florida, and retails online. CY can be found in the Kingston area at Ammar's (Village Mall, Half Way Tree, tel. 876/926-4667 9:30 a.m.–6 p.m., until 7 p.m. Fri.–Sat.), Collectibles (Shop #10, Mall Plaza, tel. 876/926-4439; Shop #18 Village Plaza, tel. 876/926-2596), and Carby's Souvenir Discount Centre and Craft Village (Shop #4, Twin Gates Plaza, tel. 876/926-4065, 9:30 a.m.–6:30 Mon.–Thurs., till 7:30 p.m. Fri.–Sat.).