Caribbean Photo of the Week: On the Beach at the Jamaica Inn in Ocho Rios

By: - September 3rd, 2016

Jamaica Inn Palms

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Hamish Stewart, who sent in this beautiful shot of the iconic palm trees at the Jamaica Inn in Ocho Rios.

Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean?

Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line.

It could be the next one!

— CJ

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Caribbean Photo of the Week: Sunrise in Jamaica

Trelawny

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Joann Jagla, who sent in this stunning shot of sunset at Silver Sands in Trelawny, Jamaica. Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line. It could be the next one! — CJ

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New $50 Million Solar Facility Coming to Jamaica

Jamaica keeps getting greener. Following the launch of a major new wind farm on the island, the country’s government announced that it was finalizing an agreement with Eight Rivers Energy Company to build and operate a 33.1-megawatt solar facility at Paradise Park in Westmoreland. The plant represents an investment of $50 million, with construction slated […]

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Jamaica’s Tryall Club Launches Golf Course Renovation

Tryall Club

One of the Caribbean’s top golf resorts has planned a major course renovation. Jamaica’s Tryall Club has launched a two-phased renovation of the Tryall Golf Club in Montego Bay. Work on the Back Nine has already begun, with a debut set for October, while renovation of the Front Nine will begin in the summer of […]


Jamaica Casino Resort Project Buys $40 Million Land Site

The Celebration Jamaica planned casino resort project has paid $40.1 million for a 96.5-acre land site in Rose Hall. The sale was approved of the Success Estate in Rose Hall by Jamaica’s Cabinet this week, paving the way for a major new “integrated” resort project. The Jamaica Casino Resort project will include a hotel complex, […]

Jamaican Bobsled Team Looking to 2018 Olympics

The Jamaican Bobsled Teams is looking to Pyeongchang. The country’s men’s and women’s bobsled teams are beginning to prepare for qualifying for the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, and they will soon have new sleds. Japanese manufacturers have announced the donation of three new sleds for the Jamaican bobsled team, following a ceremony at the […]

Five Things You Didn't Know About Kingston, Jamaica

The Celebration Jamaica planned casino resort project has paid $40.1 million for a 96.5-acre land site in Rose Hall. The sale was approved of the Success Estate in Rose Hall by Jamaica’s Cabinet this week, paving the way for a major new “integrated” resort project. The Jamaica Casino Resort project will include a hotel complex, […]

Jamaica Has Big Tourism Growth Plans

Jamaica is looking for serious sustained growth over the next five years, according to Tourism Minister Ed Bartlett. The Minister, who said the country’s summer tourist season had enjoyed an auspicious start, said the country was targeting growth at a minimum of five percent per year for the next five years, beginning in 2017. That […]