Delta Air Lines is significantly increasing its Barbados service this December, ramping up its Atlanta-Bridgetown route from three flights per week to daily service for the peak winter season. The increase gives Barbados seven weekly Delta flights from Atlanta instead of three, adding substantially more flexibility for travelers heading to the island over the holidays […]
Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica is planning the distribution of “thousands” of tablet computers to students and teachers in the country as part of a new pilot project. The distribution, called the “Schools Tablet Computer Programme,” will begin in September, according to Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister Philiop Paulwell. […]
Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Development Bank of Jamaica has put aside $20 million USD for potential on-lending to investors to support the construction of information and communications technology facilities, Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller announced this week. The move could create between 7,000 and 10,000 jobs in the country, […]
Above: Jamaica Energy Minister Phillip Paulwell By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica is planning to introduce Liquefied Natural Gas in Jamaica by 2015, despite a recent decision by the government to remove itself from the process of fuel selection. In the short term, Jamaica will be instead focusing on creating the legislative and regulatory framework […]
