AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoJAPEX 2026: Jamaica is gearing up for the 36th Jamaica Product Exchange in Ocho Rios (Sept. 14–17), with Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett saying the destination is “open and ready” and noting about 80% of hotels are back online after Hurricane Melissa. Back-to-school support for tourism families: The S Hotel Foundation is putting J$1.5m into grants for children of tourism workers still off the job, while police add extra traffic presence for the first three weeks of the new school year. Reparations push hits a legal roadblock: The UK rejects Jamaica’s slavery reparations demand, even as a Jamaican delegation files a petition asking King Charles III to refer key questions to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council; Buckingham Palace says the delegation won’t be met face-to-face. Travel industry signals: Southwest announces its first-ever airport lounges, including at key Caribbean-linked gateways, and Jamaica reports 2.34m visitors and US$2.5b in tourism earnings through Aug. 31 despite reduced room inventory.
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