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Golf Star Darren Clarke Teams Up With Tradewind Aviation

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Tradewind Aviation has tapped professional golfer Darren Clarke as its newest brand ambassador, further strengthening its ties to The Bahamas. Clarke, who makes his home at The Abaco Club on Winding Bay, will represent the luxury aviation brand across its growing private charter and scheduled service network in the islands. Beginning this summer, Clarke will […]

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Jamaica Concludes Trade Mission to Dominican Republic

Above: JAMPRO President Diane Edwards (centre), Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Paul Robotham and LASCO Group CEO Lascelles Chin (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Representatives from the Jamaica Promotions Corporation recently concluded its first-ever trade mission to the Dominican Republic. The mission, which concluded its tour last week, included […]

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Five Great Ziggy Marley Songs to Start Your Tuesday With

It’s Tuesday – what a great time for some reggae. And who better than Ziggy Marley, the eldest son of Bob Marley and a multiple Grammy winner. Here are give great songs from Ziggy to start your day right. “True to Myself” Album: Dragonfly

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Jamaica Gets "Very Low" Economic Return on Reggae: Study

Above: Bob Marley By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica brought reggae to the world — but it may not have brought back much economic return, according to a new study at the Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. PhD student Sharma Taylor’s research shows that, due in large part to a failure by many […]


Five Great Ziggy Marley Songs to Start Your Tuesday With

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor MANY ARE quick to point out the sprinkling of women in top-level positions in Jamaica as representative of “woman power.” Then, too, the country has a female Prime Minister. These relatively few high profile women disguise an ugly truth – the situation of the majority of women in Jamaica […]

Minor Earthquake Shakes Jamaica

Above: a graphic of the quake (USGS) By the Caribbean Journal staff A minor earthquake caused light shaking in Eastern Jamaica early Friday morning, according to the United States Geological survey. The 3.3-magnitude quake, which occurred at around 12:34 AM local time. Its epicentre was around 13 kilometres southeast of Port Royal, and about 15 […]

Jamaica's Richard Azan Resigns Following Report By Contractor General

Above: Parliament By the Caribbean Journal staff Richard Azan, Jamaican Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing announced his resignation from the Cabinet on Friday. Azan’s move came after a report by the Contractor General earlier this week that alleged improprieties by Azan in the award of a government contract to […]

Contractor General Alleges Improprieties By Pair of Jamaican Ministers

Above: Parliament By the Caribbean Journal staff The Office of the Contractor General of Jamaica has released a pair of reports finding alleged impropriety by Jamaican government ministers in the award of government contracts. One report addressed Energy Minister Phillip Paulwell, regarding what it described as “improper intervention” involving a bidding to supply 360 MW […]

Jamaica Receives $9.5 Million in Budget Support From EU

Above: Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica has received $9.46 million USD in budgetary support from the European Union. The funding, which is being provided through a grant agreement, will help in the “implementation of various development programmes,” according to a government statement. The agreement was finalized during a ceremony […]

Audley Shaw Announces Bid For Leadership of Jamaica Labour Party

Above: Audley Shaw By the Caribbean Journal staff Following months of speculation, Jamaican Opposition MP Audley Shaw announced Sunday that he would be challenging Andrew Holness for the leadership of the Opposition Jamaica Labour Party. Shaw made the announcement in an address on Sunday, calling for the JLP to “recapture the fervour of the founding […]

Jamaica's Sunset at the Palms to Become Adults-Only Resort

Above: Sunset at the Palms By the Caribbean Journal staff The Sunset at the Palms Resort in Negril, Jamaica is becoming an adults-only property. The all-inclusive resort will shift to that status starting Dec. 24, meaning it will only take reservations from adults 18 years or older. “This decision was made based on overwhelming requests […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: The Hills of Montego Bay

This week’s Caribbean Photo comes from CJ reader Kameka Harris, who took this snapshot from Clarridge View in the hills of Montego Bay, Jamaica. Do you have a great photograph of the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com and it might be the next Caribbean Photo of the Week. — CJ