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Air Canada Applauded By Canadians For Replacing Dipping U.S. Travel With An Unexpected Market
The Travel
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July 30, 2025
The major Canadian commercial airlines have reacted differently to the recent decline in U.S. travel. WestJet announced a slew of cancellations, axing New York, Orlando, Austin and Seattle routes. On the contrary, Porter Airlines has surprised...
In the essays of Jamaica Kincaid, the obsessions and fascinations of a singular writer
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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“Putting Myself Together,“ Jamaica Kincaid’s new, career-spanning essay collection, is a kind of intellectual autobiography. Elaine Potter Richardson emigrated from Antigua to the United States in 1965. She was 16 years old. Her family sent her...
BHTA welcomes planned regional ferry as possible tourism game-changer
Barbados Today
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July 30, 2025
45 The Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) has welcomed plans for an affordable regional ferry service, calling it a potential game-changer for Caribbean tourism, trade and economic integration. The proposal, discussed at the recent...
A taste of Royal Palm Beach: Savor flavors of Cuba, Jamaica, Vietnam
The Palm Beach Post - Florida
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Royal Palm Beach has a growing, diverse population with many immigrant-owned restaurants. Casa Santiago, a Cuban restaurant, is known for its award-winning Cuban sandwiches and pastelitos. Pho 16 offers traditional Vietnamese pho and Thai milk...
Jamaican Illegal Caught Working as Police Officer While Trying to Buy Gun in Maine
InfoWars
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July 29, 2025
Federal authorities discovered an illegal alien from Jamaica was working as a police officer in Maine after he attempted to purchase a firearm last week. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) just released details about the arrest of Jon Luke...
Tiger Woods/Justin Timberlake’s T-Squared Social coming to Jamaica
Jamaica Observer
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July 30, 2025
Managing partner of Nexus Luxury Collection Christopher Anand (Photo: Philp Lemonte) DUNCANS, Trelawny — Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has welcomed the announcement by Nexus Luxury Collection — developers of the US$1-billion Harmony Cove resort...
Recipients of 2025 Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart Tourism, Hospitality and Service Scholarship named
Bess FM
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July 29, 2025
WO exceptional individuals — Okema Walters-Brown and Christopher Grey — have been named the 2025 recipients of the Gordon “Butch” Stewart Tourism, Hospitality and Service Scholarship joining a growing cohort of professionals whose dreams are being...
ICE Busts Jamaican Illegal Working as Reserve Maine Cop
KVOR - Colorado
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July 29, 2025
Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Monday it arrested an illegal immigrant from Jamaica who was working as a reserve police officer in Maine after he tried to purchase a firearm. Jon Luke Evans was arrested Friday in Biddeford, Maine, after...
Maine Police Chief calls for investigation after ICE arrests Jamaican officer
Caribbean National Weekly
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July 29, 2025
The chief of police in Old Orchard Beach, a popular resort town in Maine, is calling for an investigation following the arrest of one of her officers by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The officer, Jon Luke Evans of Jamaica, was...
Palaces, legends, and tragedies. These sites are worth your visit on the earliest holiday
Jordan News
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July 29, 2025
اضافة اعلان Do you want a different vacation, a journey that goes beyond shopping and relaxation, and takes you to the depths of history, during which you can live moments of true magic? UNESCO recently unveiled the addition of a new collection of...
Update | Maine police chief calls for investigation into arrest of Jamaican officer by ICE
The Gleaner
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July 29, 2025
OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine (AP) — The chief of police in a resort town in Maine has called for an investigation into the arrest by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement of one of its officers, whom the chief said was federally approved to work in...
Tips for Traveling to the Dominican Republic: Punta Cana & Beyond
Travel Awaits
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July 29, 2025
Dreaming of an all-inclusive resort stay in the Dominican Republic, but don’t know much (or anything) about the country? Videos by TravelAwaits You aren’t alone. While Americans flock to areas like Punta Cana by the thousands, we rarely know a lot...
ICE says detained Maine police officer overstayed visa. The chief says he cleared a federal check
Associated Press
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July 29, 2025
OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine (AP) — The chief of police in a resort town in Maine has called for an investigation into the arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of one of its officers, whom the chief said was federally approved to work in...
Maine Police Officer Turns Out to Literally Be a Jamaica, Mon
Hot Air
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July 29, 2025
Here's one that once upon a time would have made the 'stranger than truth' bin, but that was before virtue signaling progressives spent much of their time trying to out-signal each other. A couple of years ago, a young man from Jamaica came to the...
Illegal migrant from Jamaica gets job as POLICE OFFICER in sleepy Maine town
Daily Mail
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July 29, 2025
An illegal migrant from Jamaica hired this spring by a police department in Maine was arrested last week after trying to buy a gun, authorities said. Jon Luke Evans, who works as a reserve police officer in Old Orchard Beach, was taken into...
Fear of disclosure prevents HIV-positive Jamaicans from seeking treatment
The Gleaner
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July 29, 2025
The fear of having their HIV status exposed continues to prevent many Jamaicans from accessing proper care, with some choosing to avoid treatment altogether. According to Jumoke Patrick of the Jamaican Network of Seropositives, “people prefer to...
St Elizabeth poised to host Jamaica’s first purpose-built city, PM Holness says
Caribbean National Weekly
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July 29, 2025
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says St Elizabeth is being considered as the site for Jamaica’s first purpose-built city since colonial times, describing the move as a “big deal” and a step toward balanced national development. - Advertisement -...
Trump pledges strong support for Jamaica
The Gleaner
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July 29, 2025
US President Donald Trump has reaffirmed America’s commitment to deepening its partnership with Jamaica, emphasising expanded trade, investment, and security collaboration during a White House ceremony welcoming Jamaica’s new ambassador to the US,...
CANADA: 2024 Tourism Stats, Michelin Guide Vancouver Sets Ceremony Date, PNE Fair, and More
BizBash
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July 29, 2025
GLOBAL: Round Hill Hotel & Villas in Jamaica has unveiled The Round Hill Residency, a new approach to corporate retreats designed exclusively for C-level executives, intimate board meetings, and high-tier incentive groups. The Residency curates...
Jamaica’s Third City to be in St Elizabeth – PM
Nationwide 90FM
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July 28, 2025
Prime Minister, Dr. Andrew Holness (second left), tours the new KFC Black River store in St. Elizabeth following the grand opening on Saturday (July 26). He is joined by (from left) Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator Aubyn...