Curaçao’s growth is showing up in familiar places. It’s there in the steady hum along the Handelskade, in the fuller tables at waterfront restaurants in Pietermaai, and in the growing lineups at beach clubs on the island’s western shore, from Cas Abao to Playa Kalki. Across the island, the rhythm feels busier, more confident, and […]
Above: Montego Bay By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s government is looking to the country’s Diaspora as it seeks to develop a health tourism sector on the island, according to Minister of State Arnaldo Brown. Health is “one of the areas that the Diaspora is strongest in,” he said, with Jamaicans abroad making “significant contributions […]
Above: the Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff While Jamaica has been doing good work “in spurts,” the country must “begin to press [ahead] on transformational projects,” according to Tourism Minister Wykeham McNeill. Those projects include some in areas such as Port Royal, Falmouth, Ocho Rios and Spanish Town, […]
Above: the view from the Hotel Mockingbird Hill in Port Antonio By the Caribbean Journal staff Innovation in the management of energy could provide a boost to Jamaica’s tourism sector, Minister Dr Wykeham McNeill said this week. With an increasingly high cost of energy, Jamaica’s tourism sector must develop a “sustainable” framework, he said. “Energy […]
