A morning on Seven Mile Beach. Jerk chicken from a roadside stand outside Montego Bay. Live reggae after dark. Those experiences have helped make Jamaica one of the Caribbean’s most enduring vacation destinations, drawing generations of travelers to an island where the beaches are only part of the story. Now visitors planning a Jamaica getaway […]
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 […]
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