Unwavering love for craft: INEZ SCOTT

Unwavering love for craft: INEZ SCOTT

THE phrase “till death do us part’ is traditionally associated with marriage vows but for 73-year-old Inez Scott, it perfectly sums up her unwavering love for craft. “I just love it. There is no work like my craftwork. I will die as a craft vendor,” Scott proudly...
FORMIDABLE: Gwendolyn Price

FORMIDABLE: Gwendolyn Price

It was through frequent visits with her husband Levi Price to the Arawak Hotel — now knows as Sandals Ocho Rios — that 84-year-old Gwendolyn “Gwen” Price fell in love with the tourism industry. Levi was a plumber at the hotel at the time, so every now and...
Ocean Cliff’s pivot pays off

Ocean Cliff’s pivot pays off

The newly refurbished Ocean Cliff Hotel — the former Spa Retreat Boutique Hotel — has been attracting the attention of locals since its rebranding. Perched on the beautiful cliffs of West End, Negril, with magnificent sunsets as the main natural attraction, it has...
Rafting upstream

Rafting upstream

TREVOR Dennis was only nine years old when his father, a raft captain, died in a car accident. But even without his dad’s presence during his adolescent years, Trevor found himself drifting in the direction of the Rio Grande in Portland to become fifth in the line of...
8,000-room boost in 2022

8,000-room boost in 2022

Jamaica will this year see its biggest hotel and resort development boom in any one year, with 8,000 additional hotel rooms in various stages of development and planning, the majority being led by European investors. At least 36,000 jobs will be created in the...