The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Rose-marie Barrant, who sent in this beautiful shot from the Sky Explorer at Mystic Mountain in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. Did you take a great photo of the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line. It could be the next one!
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Above: a tour by Minister of Agriculture Derrick Kellier at Appleton Estate By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s Appleton Estate has been making major improvements to its factory operations. The changes include new factory equipment and new methods to boost sugar cane yield, according to the government. “Clearly, they have modernized the factory over the […]
Above: a ceremony for the presentation of a new drone (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s government is planning to acquire a number of new drones, with one major goal: combating illicit fishing in the country’s territorial waters. The announcement of the planned acquisitions was made by Minister Derrick Kellier, who said the […]
By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor Recently, I said to someone that one of the challenges Jamaica has as a country is that we are too focused on immediate gratification, and not on the long-term effects of our actions. As a consequence, we react to what people, or the media say, and throw out our long-term, well-thought-out […]
