18+ hour, 18+ min ago   (259+ words) MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica — Jamaica welcomed 2.34 million visitors through Aug. 31, generating $2.5 billion in tourism earnings and underscoring continued demand for the island destination, tourism officials said. Jamaica is operating at 70% of its previous room capacity as several major resorts refurbish their…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (735+ words) KINGSTON, Jamaica – Around the world, democracy is under pressure. The V-Dem Institute’s Democracy Report 2026 says nearly a quarter of the world’s countries are experiencing democratic backsliding, or autocratization, including influential democracies such as the United States, United Kingdom and Italy....

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (178+ words) MIAMI — The Jamaica Tourist Board has appointed Vance A. Carter, CD, as business development officer for diaspora relations in the United States, strengthening the agency’s outreach to Jamaican communities across the country. Carter, based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, brings 41 years…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (126+ words) SOUTH FLORIDA – Message from Mrs. Angella J. Rose Howell | Officer-in-Charge, Consulate General of Jamaica, Miami. Dear Fellow Jamaicans and Friends of Jamaica, It is my honour and a pleasure to extend warm greetings to you as I assume duties as…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1048+ words) by Dr. Lawman Lynch What encouraged me most was seeing so many young people having a genuinely good time. I saw families. I saw children. I saw multiple generations occupying the same cultural space. Whatever disagreements we may have about…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (384+ words) KINGSTON, Jamaica — Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett left Jamaica on Sunday for the Middle East. There, he will lead a series of high-level trade, investment and media engagements. These efforts aim to strengthen Jamaica’s position in emerging travel markets ahead of…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (261+ words) There are some Caribbean leaders who are acting out this great violation of electoral trust also, without the drama of a declaration, to lesser and greater extents, sometime louder or silently, but always to a deaf electorate. You know who…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (409+ words) NEW YORK, NY – The Caribbean Music Awards is making its Trinidad & Tobago debut with a major global media boost. The event is announcing Billboard as the Official Global Media Partner and unveiling the first wave of performers for its fourth…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (333+ words) CAYMAN ISLANDS – A favoured expression from the days of corporal punishment at home and in schools was Fenneh Grease, a warning to stop or avoid a forbidden act failing which one would Fenneh Grease, meaning, be punished severely. Like the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1367+ words) NASSAU, Bahamas — The Bahamas is heading into fall with new nonstop air service, expanded Out Islands connections, major resort openings, high-profile events and seasonal travel deals aimed at drawing visitors during the destination’s value-rich shoulder season. Whether arriving for a sun-soaked…...