Delta Air Lines is significantly increasing its Barbados service this December, ramping up its Atlanta-Bridgetown route from three flights per week to daily service for the peak winter season. The increase gives Barbados seven weekly Delta flights from Atlanta instead of three, adding substantially more flexibility for travelers heading to the island over the holidays […]
Above: Jamaica’s new cabinet (not pictured: Arthur Williams, Horace Chang) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness has named his new cabinet, preserving much of his predecessor’s group but making some changes of his own. The full list is below: Foreign: Dr Kenneth Baugh Finance: Audley Shaw Tourism: Edmund Bartlett National Security: […]
Above Jamaican PM Andrew Holness (Photo: OPM) By the Caribbean Journal staff New Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness says he will engage Opposition Leader Portia Simpson Miller in dialogue aimed at dismantling Jamaica’s garrison communities from the political landscape. Holness, who, at 39, is Jamaica’s youngest-ever leader and its first born after independence, called for […]
Above: Minister of National Security Sen. Dwight Nelson (JIS Photo) Jamaica and Cuba have signed agreements to fight drug trafficking in the Caribbean, according to a Ministry Paper giving details of the agreements. The two states signed an Operational Police and Maritime Agreement, according to Minister of National Security Dwight Nelson. The agreement will mean […]
