The year ending 2021 presented the usual mixed bag in terms of the news. There were the usual great personal accomplishments, especially in an Olympic year, the questionable happenings, a ...

Edmund Bartlett keeping Jamaica’s tourism afloat One of the best performing ministers in government in 2021 is Edmund Bartlett.

Most Jamaicans have long favored removing the British monarch as their head of state, but taking that step has long been stuck in neutral. Will Barbados change that?

Jamaica faces marijuana shortage as farmers struggle Heavy rains during last year’s hurricane season pummeled marijuana fields that were later scorched in the drought that followed, causing tens ...

Jamaica will prohibit residents from leaving their homes for seven days spread over three weekends to contain an upsurge in coronavirus infections and shield its healthcare system, Prime Minister ...

Jamaica's state of emergency may threaten its tourism industry as crime continues to increase in the country and local authorities struggle to clamp down on it.

A Concluding Statement describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the end of an official staff visit (or ‘mission’), in most cases to a member country. Missions are undertaken as part of ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and U.S. State Department raised their travel alert levels for Jamaica due to the number of COVID-19 cases and other factors. The CDC on Tuesday ...

Jamaica and several players in the local tourism industry have emerged big winners at this year’s prestigious World Travel Awards. The island was named the “Caribbean’s Leading Destination ...

There’s a twofold purpose to this year’s Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival — providing a free, high-quality virtual concert with Grammy Award-winning artist Jon Secada and top Jamai… ...