The Dominican Republic’s Macao Beach has always felt different. Wide and golden, framed by palms and the Atlantic, it has long been a favorite for surfers and locals looking for a more raw, more natural stretch of greater Punta Cana. Soon, it will be home to something entirely new — an adults-only retreat that looks […]
Jamaica has a new Tourism Minister, but he’s no stranger to the role. Former Tourism Minister Ed Bartlett is returning as the country’s new Tourism Minister, having served as Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism from 2007 to 2011 in the previous Jamaica Labour Party government. He succeeds former Tourism Minister Dr Wykeham McNeill, who had served […]
Above: the Caves resort By the Caribbean Journal staff The Jamaican government and the Ministry of Tourism plan to embark on several new areas of products and experiences, including a focus on health and sports tourism and casino gaming, according to Tourism Minister Ed Bartlett. The Minister said he recently met with a health tourism […]
By Alexander Britell Joan Gordon-Webley was born in Pell River, Hanover, Jamaica. She is the past president of Caribbean Women for Democracy, the Jamaica Women’s Freedom Movement, among other posts, and previously represented East Rural St Andrew in Jamaica’s Parliament in the 1980s. Most recently, Gordon-Webley was the executive director of the National Solid Waste […]
