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Jamaica’s Tourism Recovery Is Accelerating, With 2.34 Million Visitors, $2.5 Billion in Revenue and Hotels Coming Back

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Jamaica’s tourism recovery is entering a new phase, with 2.34 million visitors, $2.5 billion in earnings and major resort inventory returning across Montego Bay and Negril. Jamaica has welcomed 2.34 million visitors through Aug. 31, generating $2.5 billion in tourism earnings even as a significant portion of the island’s hotel inventory remains offline following Hurricane […]

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Bahamas Calls Elections for May 7; Opposition PLP, DNA Step Up Rhetoric

Above: Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham (BIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham has “rung the bell,” setting the country’s next elections for May 7. Ingraham rang the bell following the dissolution of Parliament on Tuesday, setting the date for the upcoming 2012 election. Ingraham’s Free National Movement will face […]

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Bahamas' Worker's Party Dissolves, Joins Democratic National Alliance

The Bahamian Worker’s Party, which was formed 35 years ago, will be dissolving and merging with the new Democratic National Alliance, headed by Bamboo Town MP Branville McCartney. “We have been in the field for over 30 years,” said Rodney Moncur, leader of the party. “We are prepared to submit to a leader who will […]

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Bahamas' Democratic National Alliance to Launch This Week

The Democratic National Alliance, a new political party in the Bahamas, is set for launch this week by leader Branville McCartney, MP for Bamboo Town. McCartney, who was a former cabinet minister and member of the ruling Free National Movement, reportedly plans to see the party challenge all or most of the seats in the […]

Bahamas' Worker's Party Dissolves, Joins Democratic National Alliance

 The new Democractic National Alliance (DNA) party in the Bahamas, led by Bamboo Town MP Branville McCartney, will launch its list of candidates by the end of May. The party’s candidacy committee is being chaired by a well-known clergyman, and includes a total of 15 members. “The central theme of the committee is to determine […]