ACTA hosting destination experience with ACV, Sandals and the Jamaica Tourist Board

ACTA is adding another experiential learning opportunity and has partnered with the Jamaica Tourist Board, Air Canada and Sandals Resorts to offer an Immersive Destination Experience to Sandals Dunns River Jamaica from Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025 – Wednesday, …

China’s 10-year plan for food security: What Jamaica can learn

These days, with food prices climbing and the climate getting more unpredictable, the question on everybody’s mind is simple: how do we make sure our plates stay full? Across the globe, countries are looking inward – reassessing how they grow, store, and …

Dreanna Williams crowned Miss Universe Jamaica Northeast 2025

Dreanna Williams, a student of Quantity Surveying at the University of Technology, has been officially crowned Miss Universe Jamaica Northeast 2025. The coronation marks a major milestone for the young contestant as she now prepares to compete at the …

Jamaica's unemployment rate for 1st 3 months of 2005 was 3.7%

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica has reported that the unemployment rate was 3.7% during the first three months of this year.    This represents 54,500 of the 1.47 million people who should have been working during the period.   STATIN also says a …

Jamaica attracts NBA talent

LOS ANGELES Clippers shooting guard Norman Powell recently announced that he would be representing Jamaica in the upcoming FIBA World Cup 2027 Americas pre-qualifiers this summer, and president of the Jamaica Basketball Association Paulton Gordon said his …

Norris R. McDonald | Structural violence, inequality and the bleeding of Jamaica

Teachers flee, nurses too, fed up Civil servants tiad, waan give up Di system wring dem dry, no lie – Not even wata leff inna dem yeye! JAMAICA IS facing a quiet emergency. A humanitarian crisis wrapped up in glowing IMF reports and “macro-stability” …

Jamaica’s Fraser to lead West Indies men’s team at Tropical 7s rugby tournament

TAMPA, Florida (CMC): WEST INDIES Rugby has officially unveiled its men’s and women’s squads for the upcoming Tropical 7s Rugby tournament, set to take place in Tampa, Florida, on April 18-19. This marks a historic moment as West Indies Rugby enters both a …

The Most Breathtaking Airbnbs in Jamaica

Global Disruptions Not Affecting Jamaica Tourism Resilience

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has hailed the country’s tourism sector as remarkably resilient amidst ongoing global disruptions. One major example is the island’s significant growth following the most devastating global COVID-19 pandemic, …

Jamaica Carnival Injects Astounding J$95 Billion into Economy

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has announced that Carnival in Jamaica generated an astounding J$95.4 billion (over US$31.5 million) in total economic output in 2024, positioning the annual event as one of the country’s most powerful economic …