JetBlue announced the addition of more than half a dozen new routes across the Caribbean region beginning November 2020. The expansion includes new flights from Newark International Airport to six Caribbean countries namely Aruba, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Sint Maarten, The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos as
The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) won by a landslide victory over the People’s National Party (PNP) led by Peter Phillips in the recently concluded 18th parliamentary elections. JLP won 49 of 63 seats, an addition of 16 seats, according to an early count released about 9pm local
On September 3, Jamaica, an island of about three million people, will decide to replace the locks or give back the keys and what party colour will be draped for at least four more years as voters contemplate countless economic issues. The election bag Because of concern
The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) is all set to receive nominations of candidates for the September 3 General Parliamentary Elections. “The necessary arrangements for Nomination Day have been completed. All nomination documents and supplies have been delivered to the constituencies and Returning Officers are
VP Democratic bet is "right person" for the role Kamala Harris stood in front of the crowd in Wilmington, Delaware, and shared a short story about her roots as she made her first appearance to the public as the running mate of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee
Jamaicans will head to the polls on Thursday, September 3, 2020 to elect their next government in the country's 18th general elections. Since 1944 when Universal Adult Suffrage was attained in Jamaica, 17 elections have been called. Prime Minister Andrew Holness made the announcement in Parliament after
Jamaica has earned an estimated US$80 million from around 40,000 tourists who came to the island since the country re-opened its borders on 15 June. During the Rediscover Jamaica campaign launch last July 22, Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett credited the earnings to the measures which
Jamaica Information Service - Jamaican front-line workers are hailed for the critical role they play in the country’s fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Speaking at a thanksgiving service last Sunday, Prime Minister Andrew Holness expressed gratitude to members of the medical profession, police force and
Cop26 prexy praises nation for quick response No coronavirus pandemic has stopped Jamaica in preparing, and now eventually, submitting a tougher climate action plan under the Paris Agreement. In a press release, the government of Jamaica announced that the country's updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) has already
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) expressed its deep appreciation to the Republic of Cuba for the medical support provided to six (6) member countries of the Organisation to assist with efforts to combat the spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the
