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Hyatt Is Keeping These 7 Jamaica All-Inclusive Resorts Closed Until Late 2026

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Hyatt has extended the suspension of operations at seven of its Jamaica resorts following Hurricane Melissa-related damage, pushing the reopening timeline for most of its all-inclusive portfolio on the island into late 2026, Caribbean Journal has learned. In a notice shared with travel partners, Hyatt said that after completing a detailed assessment of the physical […]

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Jamaica Looks to Tackle Lotto Scam

Above: Minister of State Julian Jay Robinson By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s government is drafting legislation and setting up an inter-ministerial task force aimed at curb a multi-million-dollar lottery scam in Jamaica. The new drive has been motivated by “the increasing attention being paid to the lotto scam and the response of law enforcement […]

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Op-Ed: Education in Jamaica

By Lorenzo Smith Op-Ed Contributor Aside from food, water, and shelter, the one thing that a person will most need in life is an education. Of those four necessities, education is the only one that can help ensure a person’s consistent ability to provide him or herself with the other three. It is a sad […]

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Jamaican PM, Barbados' Rihanna Make Time List of 100 Most Influential People

Above: Jamaican PM Portia Simpson Miller and Bajan singer Rihanna By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and Bajan-born singer Rihanna have been named to Time Magazine’s list of the 100 Most Influential People in the world for 2012. Simpson Miller, 66, was returned to power in Jamaica’s December national elections, […]

Op-Ed: Education in Jamaica

 By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor Jamaica currently has one of the highest murder rates in the world. More people are killed proportionally in Jamaica monthly than are recorded killed in Afghanistan and Iraq in the same period. The country remains among the 10 nations with the most murders per 100,000 population, according to international data. […]

Marcia Forbes: Branding Cuba

 By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor A Country in Transition I first visited Havana, Cuba at the end of the 1980s. It was a country in transition, with the “Cold War’” beginning to thaw. That “war,” driven by mighty rhetoric, political alliances and tensions, was mainly fought on the grounds of ideology — capitalism versus […]

Op-Ed: The Roots of Jamaica's Brain Drain

 By Javed Jaghai Op-Ed Contributor During a speech at Hillel Academy on March 20, Jamaican Minister of Youth and Culture Lisa Hanna, admonished students to resist the urge to migrate to more developed countries. I was amused by the request because she appears to have a very limited understanding of why many young Jamaicans migrate. […]

Op-Ed: Fighting Injustice in Jamaica

 By Javed Jaghai and Jaevion Nelson Op-Ed Contributors Jamaicans are known for our vibrancy and assertiveness, but when it comes to social justice and human rights advocacy, we are lackluster at best. An appreciation of human rights and its significance for maintaining a safe, peaceful and orderly society is lacking. Apathy has set in, and […]

Barbados to Host First Sitting of Caribbean Court of Justice Outside of Trinidad

 Above: the CCJ’s headquarters in Port of Spain By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Court of Justice will meet in Barbados beginning April 16, the first time the court will be sitting outside of its base in Port of Spain. Barbados Chief Justice Marston Gibson will deliver remarks, while Barbados Attorney General Adriel Brathwaite […]

Jamaica's Tarrus Riley Set to Release New Acoustic Album, "Mecoustic"

 Above: Tarrus Riley By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican reggae star Tarrus Riley will be releasing his new acoustic album on April 17, Mecoustic in European markets. The album, which is being released in conjunction with France-based Soulbeats Records, features collaborations with dub poet Cherry Natrual and Riley’s father Jimmy. “We have some new songs […]

Catching Up With Jamaica's Usain Bolt

 Above: Usain Bolt By Alexander Britell Until proven otherwise, Jamaica’s Usain Bolt remains the fastest man on earth, holding the world record in the 100 metres, which he accomplished in Berlin in 2009 with a time of 9.58 seconds (topping his gold medal-winning mark at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing). Bolt, a native of Trelawny, […]

Jamaica's Banana Sector Gets a Lift, With Help from Honduras

 Above: Agriculture Minister Roger Clarke listens to Oral Lewis, head of extension services for Jamaica’s Banana Board (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s banana sector, which has been under threat from detrimental trade rulings to the crippling Black Sigatoka disease, is getting help from a Honduras-sourced banana variety. Local farmers will soon introduce […]