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Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc Is Bringing Culinary Pop-Ups to the Caribbean

This winter, two of the Caribbean’s most celebrated resorts will host a taste of the French Riviera. Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc, the legendary Côte d’Azur retreat, is launching a pair of limited-time culinary pop-ups at Eden Rock – St Barthsand Jumby Bay Island in Antigua, blending Mediterranean artistry with Caribbean flair. From Nov. 18–21, 2025, Eden Rock – St Barths […]

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Jamaica’s Tryall Club Launches Golf Course Renovation

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 […]

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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, […]

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Five Things You Didn't Know About Kingston, Jamaica

Fun facts about Kingston By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Though most visitors fly into Jamaica’s “second city” of Montego Bay, the capital, Kingston, is a vibrant and energetic metropolis well worth a visit. With a new highway that has dramatically cut drive time from the resort areas of Ocho Rios, Mo’Bay and Negril (now […]

Jamaica Casino Resort Project Buys $40 Million Land Site

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 […]

A Jamaican Jazz Legend in Hollywood

Jamaica’s legendary jazz great Monty Alexander will return to the stage with Grammy-winning bassist John Clayton and renowned drummer Jeff Hamilton to commemorate the trio’s 40th anniversary reunion. The event is set for Catalina Bar & Grill in Hollywood, California on July 10 at 7:30 p.m– 40 years to the day since the trio recorded […]

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 […]

A New Luxury Resort Is Coming to Jamaica

A major new luxury all-inclusive resort is coming to Jamaica this year. Royalton Luxury Resorts’ newest property on the island, Royalton Blue Waters, is slated to debut on the shores of White Bay near Montego Bay in November. The 228-room all-inclusive hotel will include unlimited, reservation-free dining, 11 restaurants and bars and a choice of […]

Jamaica Looks to Reform Real Estate Sector

The government of Jamaica is leading a push to reform the institutional structures relating to housing and to implement upgraded legislation for the operation and development of the real estate sector. During his keynote presentation at the Jamaica Mortgage Bank’s 45th Anniversary Housing Seminar, Minister of Water and Housing Horace Chang said the aim of […]

Maximizing Jamaica’s Potential

AS I listened to the Planning Institute of Jamaica’s recent review of the Jamaican economy, I thought to myself that we have become a nation that is too used to mediocrity. The PIOJ estimated that the Jamaican economy grew by 0.9 per cent for the fiscal year just ended, and in the current fiscal year it […]

Jamaica Hotel Association Names New President

Jamaica’s top hotel association has a new president. The Jamaica Hotel and Tourism Association has named Omar Robinson its newest president. Robinson was elected by members of the association following the group’s 55th Annual General Meeting at the Sandals Ochi Beach Resort in Ocho Rios. “I look forward to continuing the mandate of the JHTA, […]

Ultra-Fast Internet Could Be Coming to Jamaica

Will Jamaica soon to be home to ultra-fast Internet? That’s the plan by Digicel Group and Huawei Technologies, which recently tested a new technology known as XG-PON on their new fiber network which delivers speeds up to 10,000 Mbps. XG-PON, which stands for 10Gpbs Passive Optical Network, creates speeds never before seen in the Caribbean […]