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Jamaica to Privatize Management at Kingston's Norman Manley Airport

Above: Norman Manley International Airport By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s government is planning to privatize management at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston by 2014, Transport Minister Omar Davies announced. The move will be implemented through a public-private […]

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US Embassy Officer Pleads Guilty to Accepting "Gratuities" in Jamaica

Above: the US Embassy in Kingston By the Caribbean Journal staff A law enforcement officer with the US State Department’s Diplomatic Security Service has pleaded guilty to accepting “unlawful gratuities” from a Jamaican entertainer and making false statements while stationed […]

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Simpson Miller: Jamaica's Government "Focused" on Affordable Housing

Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica is committed to providing affordable housing, according to Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller. “My administration is focused on getting houses and lands into the hands of as many persons as […]

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Hylton: IMF Agreement Will Not Impact Logistics Hub Project

Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Any agreement Jamaica signs with the International Monetary Fund will not impact the country’s plan to develop a major logistics hub, Industry Minister Anthony Hylton said this week. “Not one foreign […]


Jamaica Looking to Develop Kingston into Global Transshipment Hub

Above: Kingston By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica wants to transform Kingston into a regional transshipment hub, and is looking to the country’s diplomatic corps to help attract widescale investment inputs on the project, according to Industry Minister Anthony Hylton. […]


Nigel Spence: Making the Trip to Jamaica’s Hellshire Beach

Above: Hellshire Beach   By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor Firstly, I want to send love and good vibes to my fellow New Yorkers and all those who suffered greatly especially in the tri-state area of New York, New Jersey and […]

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From Montego Bay to Kingston, a Long Walk to Fight Cancer

Above: Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Lloyd Smith with cancer survivor Clover Allen Wilson (left) and Davon Crump, president of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica has begun […]


Jamaica's Reggae Boyz Beat US for First Time in Kingston Qualifier

Above: Jamaica had lost all of its matches against the US since 1988 By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz made history Friday night, beating the United States’ national football team, 2-1 in a World Cup qualifying match. It […]


Marcus Garvey Receiving Keys to Kingston

Above: Marcus Mosiah Garvey By the Caribbean Journal staff Marcus Garvey, Jamaica’s first national hero, will be receiving the key to the city on Thursday — 125 years after his birth. The presentation in Kingston will be made to Garvey’s […]

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Kingston Native Sanya Richards-Ross Wins Gold for United States

Above: Jamaican native Sanya Richards-Ross crosses the finish line (Photo: London 2012) By the Caribbean Journal staff Sanya Richards-Ross, who was born in Kingston, Jamaica but grew up in the United States, has won the gold medal in the 400-metre […]


Jamaica Eyes Future as Logistics Hub

Above: Investment Minister Anthony Hylton at the roundtable this week (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff With the expansion of the Panama Canal on the way, Jamaica’s proposal to establish the country as a global logistics hub is integral […]


Jamaica's Christopher Coke Sentenced to Maximum 23 Years in Prison

Above: Jamaican strongman Christopher Coke (FP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican strongman Christopher Coke has been sentenced to 23 years in prison by US District Judge Robert Patterson. Coke, the leader of the international criminal organization called the “Shower […]


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