Across Jamaica, signs of normalcy have started to return with remarkable speed. Airports are open again. Flights are moving on schedule. Cruise calls have resumed. Restaurants, cafés, museums and small shops are starting to get back to their steady rhythms from Kingston to Negril. Kingston, home to most of the nation’s population, is running smoothly […]
Above: the Sunset at the Palms Jamaica By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica Tourism Minister Dr Wykeham McNeill will be announcing the details of “several major projects” ready for implementation in the country, he said this week. The announcements of what McNeill called “transformational” projects will come during his speech to the 2013/2014 sectoral debate […]
Above: State Minister in the Ministry of Tourism Damion Crawford, Jamaica Broilers CEO Christopher Levy and Chief Technical Officer in Ministry of Agriculture, Marc Panton (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Linking Jamaica’s agriculture and tourism sectors can help reduce the country’s import bill and increase local production, according to Tourism Minister Dr Wykeham […]
Above: a COPA plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Panama-based air carrier COPA will be doubling its services from four to eight weekly flights to Jamaica for the winter season, according to Jamaica Tourism Minister Dr Wykeham McNeill. McNeill was speaking during a ceremony in Falmouth to mark Tourism Awareness Week 2012. “Approximately 1.1 million […]
