Eight U.S. airlines will fly between American cities, Havana
Eight U.S. airlines will be awarded 20 direct daily flights between U.S. cities and Havana, with service to begin this fall, the Transportation Department announced Thursday. The airlines, whose...
View ArticleBevan Earle — blazing a trail of success in South Florida
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida — When St James native Bevan Earle emigrated to Florida in 1989 after serving 18 years in the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), he had no idea that he would later be dubbed...
View ArticleSandals makes another game-changing move
Hotel giant Sandals Resorts International (SRI) is planning another investment for Jamaica’s tourism industry. After gaining approval for five overwater villas at Sandals Kokomo Island, hotelier Gordon...
View ArticleCuba awards 8 medical scholarships
EIGHT young Jamaicans have been awarded medical scholarships to study in Cuba for the 2016-2017 academic year, under the Cuba-Jamaica Cooperation Programme. Cuban ambassador to Jamaica Bernardo Guanche...
View ArticleCuba ranks top in Caribbean for culture
A couple of developments in the travel industry have hit the headlines recently. They may not be in the biggest type, but they’re notable. They’ve gotten me thinking. They’re indicators, I think, of...
View ArticleUPDATE: Trinidad outlines reasons for denying Jamaicans entry to country
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago Government says it had prevented 12 Jamaicans from entering the island late last month because they were “deemed likely to become charges on...
View ArticleNew air links raise hopes in Washington and Cuba
SANTA CLARA, Cuba >> The first off JetBlue 387 were the TV cameramen, the U.S. secretary of transportation and the airline executives. As the tropical sun beat the tarmac, the VIPs traded...
View Article‘Rum, Rhythm & Roots’
British-Jamaican reggae musician, celebrity chef and restaurateur Keith Graham, also known as Levi Roots, has been working with Sandals Resorts International for the past few years on a fantastic and...
View ArticleCDB president issues warning to Barbados
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, (CMC) — President of the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dr Warren Smith, is warning the Barbados government that it needs to deal urgently with the island’s...
View ArticleCDB president issues debt warning to Barbados
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – President of the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Dr Warren Smith is warning the Barbados Government that it needs to deal urgently with the island’s...
View ArticleNew Cuba Policy Stirs Caribbean Memories
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View ArticleJamaica, Cuba pledge to deepen relations
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Prime Minister Andrew Holness says Jamaica and Cuba have pledged to identify ways to deepen collaboration and exchanges in the areas of trade, tourism, climate change and...
View ArticleSandals chef to serve up tasty delights in Rio
Senior group executive chef at Sandals Resorts International Glenroy Walker will bring his culinary expertise and intricate knowledge of Jamaican cuisine to the gastronomic offerings at Jamaica House...
View ArticleA review: Ackee poisoning in Jamaica
SEVERAL plant species contain or produce toxic substances. It is believed that these naturally occurring toxins are produced as part of the plant’s defence mechanism against predators. Many of these...
View ArticleCuba sees Obama terror promise as healing of historic wound
Share PhotoReddit✉ In this Sept. 20, 2014 photo, a military academy student rests next to a photos of people who died in the 1976 Cubana Airlines bombing as it was flying from Barbados to Cuba, in...
View ArticleQuestions and answers about traveling to Cuba
Share PhotoReddit✉ FILE - This April 7, 2011, file photo, shows the front end detail of a classic Chevrolet with a decorative license plate frame that read in Spanish, "Havana Cuba, What A Good...
View ArticleBartlett discusses tourism growth with board chairmen
With his sights focused on pulling in more than US$3 billion from the US$7.2 trillion global tourism market, Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett has informed the newly appointed boards in the sector of...
View ArticleTravel companies set their sights on Cuba
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — From cruise lines to ferries to airlines, businesses are getting in line to shepherd masses of Americans to the long-forbidden island of Cuba. Many hope to benefit quickly under...
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Don’t rush to book that flight to Cuba just yet. While the U.S. plans to restore diplomatic ties with the Caribbean island nation, globe-trotting tourists won’t be able to hop on a plane to Havana...
View ArticleHolness exploring increased bilateral co-operation with C’bean neighbours
PRIME Minister Andrew Holness says he expects a number of high-level visits to Jamaica and increased bilateral co-operation, emerging from discussions he started at the Association of Caribbean States...
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