Caribbean agriculture promoted at international meeting in Vieques
June 2, 2025
First Caribbean Agricultural Meeting promotes food sovereignty, agroecology and shared solutions. #NewsismyBusiness
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Jamaican officials visit D.C. looking for investors
May 16, 2016
WASHINGTON — Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness, who took office only two months ago, visited Washington last week along with his top economic aide to pitch the Caribbean island nation as an ideal destination for U.S. investment.
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Jamaica expects massive hotel growth in ’16
April 18, 2016
Jamaica, which recently inaugurated a new prime minister, expects “substantial growth” in tourist arrivals this year.
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Jamaica aims to repeat milestone of 2M air visitors in ’14
February 18, 2014
On Dec. 30, with only two days left in 2013, Jamaica welcomed its two millionth air passenger to the island — the first time it has ever accomplished that in one year.
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Despite higher cruise arrivals, Jamaica tourism industry still troubled
April 24, 2013
The 2013 tourism outlook for Jamaica appears mixed, particularly with regard to cruise-ship arrivals, though the island has seen an increase in airlift from new markets like Russia, while several new megaprojects could give the industry a boost.
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Jamaican lottery scams fund drug traffickers, violent criminal gangs
March 18, 2013
Jamaican security officials are cracking down on telephone and Internet lottery scams that prey on elderly Americans, then drain their victims’ bank accounts to finance drug trafficking and other illegal activities that fuel violence throughout the Caribbean island.
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Op-Ed: Jones Act shackles Puerto Rico
February 14, 2013
The government of Jamaica announced Tuesday that the World Bank has agreed to provide technical assistance in respect of preparing a master plan to create a Caribbean logistics hub in anticipation of completion of the Panama Canal Expansion Project in 2015.
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