Jamaica is reopening for business, sooner than most expected. Jamaica’s Ministry of Tourism has announced an integrated national initiative to fully restart the country’s tourism industry by Dec. 15, following the widespread impacts of Hurricane Melissa. That would help preserve what is always the most lucrative time of year for the island’s tourism-focused economy — the […]
Above: Jamaica Chamber of Commerce President Francis Kennedy and Jamaica Industry Minister Anthony Hylton (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica has big expectations for its plan to develop Kingston into a global logistics hub, according to Industry Minister Anthony Hylton. The development of the hub, which is projected to cost between $8 billion […]
Above: the port of Kingston By the Caribbean Journal staff The development of Jamaica as a global logistics hub could mean a 17 percent bump in GDP over the next six to eight years, according to Industry Minister Anthony Hylton. The figures were baseline estimates from the Planning Institute of Jamaica, he said this week. […]
By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s government is planning to expand its health tourism offerings, according to Industry Minister Anthony Hylton. Improving the niche tourism market could help improve Jamaica’s health care and create jobs, he said. “The poor will actually benefit from what would be centres of excellence created here in Jamaica to do […]
