It's hard to believe that there was a time many moons ago when the decadent delights of sugar, sweet desserts and their many manifestations were reserved for the wealthy aristocrats of the time. Today, Sandals Resorts - the home of Discovery Dining...
Believed to be a former Taino settlement, Ocho Rios' newest attraction, the Konoko Falls and Gardens, is poised to change the resort town's historic landscape.The 600-feet, cascading waterfalls and gardens, located on the property, formerly known as...
Iberostar Rose Hall's director of human resources, Anthony Ferguson (right), and secretary in the department, Sheena Stewart (left), presented Easter buns and 500-gram tins of cheese recently to students and teachers at the New Day Prep School, in...
Like so many others, Lamar Taylor grew up not quite knowing what he wanted to pursue as a life-long career. But once he started working in water sports, he knew immediately, that he had found his calling.Now, an accomplished boat captain employed to...
Published:Monday | March 23, 2015 | 8:22 AMDavid Jessop
Remember Air passenger duty (APD), the ticket tax that the United Kingdom continues to levy on all passengers leaving its shores by air?One year ago, the Caribbean won a famous, if partial victory. After years of campaigning, successfully...
Viking Productions, the company that owns two Hard Rock CafÈ locations in the Caribbean (Nassau, The Bahamas, and Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands), is planning to open a location in Montego Bay in the near future, says Andre Dixon, chief operating...
Over the next 12 months, 100 managers and supervisors at Sandals, Beaches, and Grand Pineapple Resorts across the Caribbean will be the first to participate in Sandals Resorts International's (SRI) newest training initiative - he Management Exposure...
The island of Montserrat is on the rebound. A dynamic tourism marketing thrust driven by a new website, which has just gone live, is seeing the island creatively and meaningfully brought to life.The former capital, Plymouth, now literally suspended...
On Sunday, March 22, hundreds converged on New Kingston for the third staging of the Kingston City Run. Everyone from fitness buffs to newbie racers were among the vibrant field of participants who tackled the scenic courses of the 5K, 10K and half-...
On the top of a huge rocky hillock in Watt Town, St Ann, perched the Zion Headquarters and Jerusalem Schoolroom, where people go to learn about Revivalism and to heal themselves.Regularly, revivalists from all over the island set off for Watt Town...
Recently, Tourism Action Club (TAC) members participated in a field trip designed to foster dialogue with industry personnel as they chart their career paths.Participating schools included The Queen's School, St Andrew High School for Girls, Wolmer'...
As the sun set in the west, a group of people circled a small bonfire on the black sands of the Copacabana Beach at Bull Bay, St Thomas. At 5:45 p.m., they shouted, "Happy New!", and danced around a circle, which they had entered after being...
A total of 10 spa therapy professionals recently graduated with their diploma in holistic massage from the Ocho Rios-based, Personal Body Health Care (PBHC) Clinic and School of Holistic Therapies, becoming the school's first ever graduating class....
The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has, with immediate effect, imposed a ban on the importation of all poultry, poultry products, poultry by-products which are not fully cooked, as well as hatching eggs and pet foods originating in the...
With ages ranging from 22 to 65 years old, 26 women and 11 men arrived on the island Tuesday afternoon as part the 86th group of volunteers for Peace Corp.Only in their second hour in Jamaica, the US Peace Corp welcomed their volunteers to the...
When Mexican adventurer Abraham Levy departed Spain for Mexico in his row boat; a stopover in Jamaica was not a part of his plans, but as fate would have it, strong winds propelled him to the shores of Belmont in Westmoreland, where he spent two...
Avaya ICT expert Dennis Mullert reckons that the survival of Jamaica's tourism sector depends on its use of more effective customer experience management tools."Even while Jamaica is a small island, there's a lot of business here when it comes to...
Minister of Tourism and Entertainment Dr Wykeham McNeill and Director of Tourism Paul Pennicook were in Germany and participated in the world's leading international travel trade show, ITB Berlin, which was held from Wednesday, March 4 to Sunday,...
The Half Moon resort in Montego Bay recently boosted its corporate social responsibility efforts, hosting a blood donation drive, with several staff members participating in the life-saving initiative.The all-day event was staged last Thursday at...
Tourism safety and security are imperative when providing quality in tourism. More than any other economic activity, the success or failure of a favourite destination depends on being able to provide a safe and secure environment for visitors.It is...
Barbados' tourism sector has begun to show signs of growth. In 2014, long-stay visitor arrivals increased for the first time in two years by 2.2 per cent to 519,638 visitors, compared to the previous year.Chairman of the Barbados Tourism Marketing...
