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American Airlines Is Adding Nonstop Flights to a Caribbean Island Famous for Its Blue Water, Waterfront Resorts, and Unmistakable Character

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Some islands are defined by scale; Bimini is defined by stories. It’s the closest Bahamian island to the U.S., but it has always carried an outsized place in the Caribbean imagination — a strip of land where writers, activists, fishermen and wanderers have all left their mark. With American Airlines launching the only nonstop flights […]

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Jamaica’s Blue Mountains Are Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Above: the Blue Mountains in Jamaica By Dana Niland The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has unanimously agreed to designate Jamaica’s Blue and John Crow Mountains as a World Heritage Site. The designation, which was made at the 39th session of the World Heritage Committee Meeting currently underway in Bonn, Germany, is the first for Jamaica […]

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Caribbean Photo of the Week: Treasure Beach, Jamaica

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Rollie Haugen, who sent in this beautiful shot of Treasure Beach in Jamaica. Do yo have a great photo of the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line. It could be the next Caribbean Photo of the Week? — CJ

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US, Jamaica Sign Deal to Build Major New Solar Energy Plant

Above: the signing ceremony in Jamaica (JIS Photo) By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The United States’ Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) has signed a $47 million financing agreement with WRB Enterprises for the development of a 20-megawatt solar plant in York Town, Clarendon in Jamaica. The project, called Content Solar Limited (CSL), will be the […]


Caribbean Photo of the Week: Treasure Beach, Jamaica

By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor AFTER 12 previous IMF agreements, Jamaica is once again at a crossroads. We are once again at a place where we are having a debate about how much pain is being inflicted by the agreement, with some saying that we must stay on the path of fiscal reform and others […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: Montego Bay, Jamaica

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Cindy Kettering, who sent in this lovely snapshot near Montego Bay, Jamaica. Did you take a great photo of the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line. It could be the next one! — CJ

Moon Palace Jamaica Grande Set for Soft Opening in July

Above: Jamaica Tourism Minister Dr Wykeham McNeill on a walk-through at the resort (JIS Photo) By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The Moon Palace Jamaica Grande Resort and Spa is slated to hold a soft opening in July following a successful renovation process, according to Jamaica Tourism Minister Dr Wykeham McNeill. Last week,McNeill and representatives of […]

Jamaica Approves $1.3 Billion in New Casino Resort Projects

Above: Jamaica Finance Minister Peter Phillips By Alexander Britell Two major new casino resort developments are coming to Jamaica. The country’s Cabinet this week gave approval for provisional development orders for a pair of developers for huge new casino resort projects. The first, Harmony Cove Limited, is expected to spend $970 million USD in the first […]

Caribbean Room With a View: A Beachfront Suite at Couples Negril

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor If Negril, Jamaica really is, as they say, the capital of casual, then Couples Negril, on the town’s celebrated seven-mile strip, is its romance hub. One of four Couples resorts on the island, the adults-only all-inclusive has 234 rooms, none more quintessentially Caribbean than this beachfront suite. Decorated in colorful […]

Jamaica’s Appleton Estate Improving Factory Operations

Above: a tour by Minister of Agriculture Derrick Kellier at Appleton Estate By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s Appleton Estate has been making major improvements to its factory operations. The changes include new factory equipment and new methods to boost sugar cane yield, according to the government. “Clearly, they have modernized the factory over the […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: High Above Ocho Rios, Jamaica

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Rose-marie Barrant, who sent in this beautiful shot from the Sky Explorer at Mystic Mountain in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. Did you take a great photo of the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line. It could be the next one! — CJ

Why Jamaica’s Government Is Acquiring More Drones

Above: a ceremony for the presentation of a new drone (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s government is planning to acquire a number of new drones, with one major goal: combating illicit fishing in the country’s territorial waters. The announcement of the planned acquisitions was made by Minister Derrick Kellier, who said the […]