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Ministry of Tourism and Experience Turks and Caicos Extends Condolences to the Family of Missing Tourist
Magnetic Media
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July 17, 2025
Deandrea Hamilton | Editor Turks and Caicos, July 19, 2025 – Residents of Blue Hills, Providenciales, have been navigating an emotionally difficult period marked by unsettling incidents that have prompted calls for stronger protection and deeper...
These are the 13 best beaches in the Caribbean
Lonely Planet
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Beautiful bays fringed by palm trees gently waving in the breeze, shallow reefs full of tropical fish and rustic rum bars that welcome you in like a warm hug – it's difficult to beat the Caribbean when it comes to a picture-perfect beach vacation....
Big Tobacco wants your Kid$$$; Keep Belize Smoke-Free, PAHO warns
Amandala
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August 3, 2025
Gustavo Sonora- PAHO Director of Tobacco Control By William Ysaguirre (Freelance Writer) BELIZE CITY, Wed. July 30, 2025 Big Tobacco wants your kids! Big Tobacco wants your children’s money! The worldwide tobacco industry’s earnings of US$988...
St. Mary’s Students Return from Mission Trip to Jamaica
KQ92 - Minnesota
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July 18, 2025
By Graham Scher – R & J Broadcasting | July 18, 2025 Warroad, MINN. – St Mary’s Catholic Church in Warroad sent 20 students and adults along with the lead parish from Ada on a mission trip to Jamaica last week. 26 total went on the trip and KQ92...
Everything you need for your next beach vacation, tested and approved
NBC News
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July 18, 2025
It’s not an overstatement to say that the beach is my absolute favorite place — after spending my childhood summers in the Bahamas and my adult life chasing beach destinations for every birthday, vacation and special occasion, each one feels like...
Carnival Cruise Line Drink Menu and Prices (2025)
Cruise
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If you’re looking for drink prices to plan for your upcoming Carnival cruise, you’ve come to the right place. Consider this your complete guide for what you can expect to spend on cocktails, wine, beer, liquor, and more during your cruise. You can...
"Usain Bolt stole it from me"- US Olympic gold medalist spills beans on Jamaican star's iconic celebration pose
Sportskeeda
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July 19, 2025
Olympic gold medalist Bernard Williams opened up about Usain Bolt's iconic celebration pose called "To Di World." Justin Gatlin shared that Williams was the first person to showcase the pose during the Sydney Olympics in 2000, even before Usain...
Dave Bish Memorial Golf Tournament to benefit ministry in Jamaica
The Courier Express - Pennsylvania
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DuBOIS — The 2025 Dave Bish Memorial Golf Tournament, benefiting the ministry “Won By One To Jamaica,” is set to tee-off for a good cause at 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 26 at the DuBois Country Club. WBOTJ was founded in 1989 by Henry Shaffer, of...
Jamaican creates aviation history
The Gleaner
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July 10, 2025
WESTERN BUREAU: JAMAICAN AVIATION executive, Damion Vanriel, who was born in Hartford, Westmoreland, but was raised in the tough Rose Heights community of Montego Bay, St James, has created history by becoming the first Jamaican to be named senior...
How Cuban and Jamaican Criminals Became Eswatini’s Unlikely Prison Guests
LatinAmerican Post
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July 18, 2025
In a move that stunned immigration watchers, the U.S. deported five violent convicts—including men from Cuba and Jamaica—not to their homelands, but to Eswatini, a tiny monarchy in Africa now grappling with the consequences of an unprecedented...
Jamaica Accedes to Partnership Agreement Between Caricom and Afreximbank
Jamaica Information Service
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July 8, 2025
Jamaica has officially acceded to the partnership agreement between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), with the signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on July 8. The ceremony was held at Half...
Minister Alexa Lightbourne enjoys Mulberry Valley Estate in St. Mary Jamaica
TNN Bermuda
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July 18, 2025
The Minister of Home Affairs, the Hon. Alexa Lightbourne, JP, MP, concluded a successful and productive visit to Jamaica, reinforcing Bermuda’s regional leadership and commitment to sustainable development. The public will be aware that last week,...
Why are we not focusing on making Air Travel better in the Eastern Caribbean?
St. Vincent Times
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July 18, 2025
It was quite puzzling to read about one particular outcome from the recent CARICOM Heads of Government meetings in Jamaica, that being the push for investment in an affordable Inter-Island Ferry Service. Of course I wholeheartedly support...
Travel + Leisure Recognizes Jamaica’s Best Resorts
South Florida Caribbean News
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July 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Maintaining its place among the Caribbean’s leading tourism destinations, Jamaica has once again been recognized in two categories of the Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards 2025. The destination has been named among “The 25...
Jamaica’s Colette Roberts Risden recognizes, builds relationship with farm employers
Grant Haven Media
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July 9, 2025
Permanent Secretary on special assignment Colette Roberts Risden (right) was among those enjoying Tania Lou’s performance at the Jamaican Liaison Service’s Wine and Cheese Agricultural and Tourism Forum. Wine and cheese were merely the appetizers....
Jamaica signs partnership agreement with Afreximbank
The Gleaner
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July 10, 2025
IN A brief ceremony in the boardroom of the Half Moon Hotel in Montego Bay, St James on Tuesday, Jamaica signed a partnership agreement with the African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank), headquartered in Cairo, Egypt, the 13th CARICOM country to...
Jamaica Bay has your summer plans covered
Queens Chronicle - New York
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Whether you’re a budding birder, a bookworm, or just looking for some family fun, Jamaica Bay, part of the Gateway National Recreation Area, has something to pique your interest this month. From beachcombing and nature walks to aviation tours,...
Goodwill Swimming team manager expects ‘great’ display from Jamaica
Jamaica Observer
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July 18, 2025
CHUCK-SMITH... we didn’t have any swimmers drop out due to finances, so that’s good Kristina Chuck-Smith, Jamaica’s team manager to the Goodwill Swimming Championship, is beaming with confidence about the team’s prospects at the event to be staged...
2,482 Jamaicans secure US jobs under agricultural and non-agricultural visa programmes
The Gleaner
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July 18, 2025
A total of 2,482 Jamaicans travelled to the United States (US) for employment between January and June 2025 under the H-2A (agricultural) and H-2B (non-agricultural) visa programmes. Minister of Labour and Social Security, Pearnel Charles Jr, made...
Titles fraud, land grabs unsettling RAJ
Jamaica Observer
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August 3, 2025
A time-consuming legal matter is having restrictive covenants modified. THE Realtors Association of Jamaica (RAJ) has given notice that it will be stepping up its push for legal reform in a number of areas that impact the country’s real estate...