by LTC Writer | Sep 14, 2022 | People
Sixteen-year-old Sanecia Taylor is Jamaica’s new Junior Minister of Tourism and will represent the island at the 18th staging of the Regional Tourism Youth Congress, being held in the Cayman Islands. The three-day Congress ends on September 16. A student at the...
by LTC Writer | Sep 6, 2022 | Pulse
With access to higher education proving difficult for the region’s most disadvantaged, the Sandals Foundation has awarded approximately US$60,000 this year through its Care For Kids Scholarship programme to high-performing secondary students in need of financial...
by LTC Writer | Sep 5, 2022 | Pulse
Jamaica and the South American nation of Paraguay are set to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) aimed at building regional tourism and boosting growth in the hospitality industries in both countries. The announcement was made as Minister Bartlett held bilateral...
by LTC Writer | Sep 5, 2022 | Pulse
Just in time for the start of the winter tourist season, Spirit Airlines will offer nonstop flights between Connecticut and Jamaica. Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett has welcomed the news, saying it “is connecting the Diaspora in a stronger way”. “Hartford,...
by LTC Writer | Sep 5, 2022 | Pulse
Sangster International Airport (SIA), Jamaica’s leading gateway to the world operated by MBJ Airports Limited, has again been named the Caribbean’s Leading Airport by World Travel Awards (WTA). The award was presented at the World Travel Awards 2022. This is the...
