Ahead of Strong Hurricane Season, Worries over Jamaica’s Preparedness

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - June 2, 2011

Ahead of a hurricane season that could see between three and six major hurricanes, Jamaica’s National Works Agency said it had only a third of the nearly $94 million ($8 billion JMD) needed to repair Kingston’s gully network. According to NWA spokesman Stephen Shaw, the agency had only a third of that number to make repairs in nearly 100 areas. “We have some serious challenges with the gully network in the Corporate Area,” he said. “We will have to make some very serious decisions.” [Jamaica Observer]

Americans Are Flocking to the Island of St Lucia Right Now

Maybe it’s the scenery. Or perhaps it’s the hiking. Or the rainforests. Or the island’s stunning resorts. But one thing is clear: Americans are falling in love with St Lucia again, with US travel to the Eastern Caribbean island continuing […]

The Caribbean's Newest Overwater Suites Are At a Marriott All-Inclusive in Antigua

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They’ve been a standard in the South Pacific for decades: overwater bungalows, those standalone cottages perched right above the water with thatched roofs and glass floors. In the Caribbean, though, it wasn’t until 2016, when Sandals opened their first overwater […]

Riu Just Relaunched This Punta Cana All-Inclusive Resort With Nearly 1,000 Rooms

It wasn’t your typical renovation in the Caribbean. All-inclusive brand Riu actually demolished one of its Bavaro Beach-area resorts to pave way for a massive expansion of the one next door. The result? The new-look, significantly larger all-inclusive Riu Palace […]

United Airlines’ Big Growth in Montego Bay

United Airlines has increased its total flights to Jamaica by over 50 percent since 2019, according to Jamaica Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett. The disclosure was made last week as Bartlett and his senior executives met with airline executives at […]

Jamaica Tops 55,000 Visitors Since Reopening

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Jamaica has topped 55,000 visitors since reopening tourism in the wake of the hurricane, officials said this week. On July 2 and July 3, no tourists arrived in Jamaica, with the storm largely shutting down the island. In the first […]

Jamaica Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett Talks Tourism, Post-Hurricane Beryl

The aftermath of Hurricane Beryl has included the predictable amount of exaggeration and misinformation about the extent of damage in impacted Caribbean destinations. Phrases like “completely destroyed” were thrown about with abandon. Jamaica was one of the islands that many […]