In keeping with reports from the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, the Ministry of Health & Wellness is cautioning members of the public to guard against the effects of the Saharan dust that is expected to affect the island starting today through to Thursday. Satellite images on Tuesday showed that a very thin layer of dust had drifted from the Eastern...

Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett has welcomed news that United Airlines increased its total flights to Jamaica by over 50% since 2019. The disclosure was made during a meeting with the Airline’s top brass and the Minister and his Senior Executives at United’s World Headquarters last week. United Airlines is a major American airline headquartered at the Willis Tower...

Artificial Intelligence (AI), the latest global phenomenon, was a major focus at the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s (CTO) Caribbean Week in New York, where a Ministerial forum looked at leveraging AI for tourism development. During the discussions, Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett highlighted that this technology will be the new frontier for Caribbean tourism and must be harnessed properly to...

LATAM Airlines Perú and destination Jamaica are pleased to announce the restart of the Lima - Montego Bay route, subject to government approval, a direct operation set to begin on December 1, 2024. This direct flight to Montego Bay, located in northwest Jamaica, will last just under 5 hours and will be operated with Airbus A319/A320 aircraft. It is projected...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is now finalizing a plan to execute critical flood mitigation works in the southern parishes of Clarendon, Manchester and St. Elizabeth. The planned works are to be done as part of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season preparation efforts. Manager, Communication and Customer Services at the NWA Stephen Shaw says some 19 million dollars is to...

Bank of Jamaica (the Bank) wishes to advise that effective 1 July 2024, it will no longer exchange coins of the Canadian Dollar (CAD), Great Britain Pound (GBP) and Euro (EUR) at its banking counter. As a part of its banking services offered to the public, the Bank facilitates the exchange of specified foreign currency banknotes and coins for Jamaica...

With storage levels improving at the Hermitage Dam, customers served by the National Water Commission’s Constant Spring Water Treatment Plant will now be able to enjoy 24-hour water supply, starting Saturday, June 8. As at June 7, 2024, storage levels at the Hermitage Dam in St Andrew stood at 90.3% or 355.4 million gallons. This rise in inflows from an...