Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending October 30th, 2020

Jamaican and Caribbean weekly news stories you missed this week

THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES 17 SCHOOLS IN NINE PARISHES TO PHASE-IN FACE-TO-FACE LEARNING From November 9, 2020, to November 20, 2020, some 6,000 students from 17 schools in nine parishes will be part of a phased-in face-to-face learning pilot program. The program will be implemented in response to the fact that over 50 percent […]

WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – What Do You Want?

Have you been praying for something without success?  If you are like me, you have had those times when you have diligently sought the Lord about a particular matter and it seemed like He had no idea you have been talking to Him. Often times in my mind, I asked tongue in cheek, “Hello, is […]

Jamaica Requires Visitors to Buy Mandatory Travel Protection & Emergency Plan

Jamaica Requires Visitors to Buy Mandatory Travel Protection & Emergency Plan

Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett announced that the country plans to require travelers to the island to buy a mandatory travel protection and emergency services plan. The plan, which is called “Jamaica Cares” will cost each traveler $40 to cover case management, transportation logistics, evacuation, field rescue, and repatriation in the event of any […]

Jamaica College 9th Grader Gets Historic CAPE Pass

Jamaica College 9th Grader Gets Historic CAPE Pass

Derryk MacGregor, a student at Jamaica College, made history in 2020 when he left the 3rd form with a grade 2 in CAPE UNIT 2 in Animation and Gaming Design, and a grade 3 in CSEC Human and Social Biology. At just 14 years of age, he is the youngest student in Jamaica to take […]

Golden Krust Launches It’s Vegan Beyond Meat Jamaican Patties In Restaurants & Grocery Stores

Golden Krust Launches Its Vegan Beyond Meat Jamaican Patties In Restaurants and Grocery Stores

World’s first plant-based patty expands across Golden Krust restaurants and into retail channel After a successful market test at Golden Krust® Company-operated restaurants, the world’s first plant-based Jamaican patty made with Beyond Meat® is expanding across the Golden Krust Caribbean Restaurant system and into the grocery retail channel. “We are proud to partner with Beyond […]

Travelers Name the Jamaican Hotels with Best Service to TripAdvisor Top 25 List

Travelers Name the Jamaican Hotels with Best Service to TripAdvisor Top 25 List - the jamaica inn

Based on reviews by actual travelers who have experienced these hotels, TripAdvisor compiled its list of the Top 25 hotels in the Caribbean that provide the best service to their guests. Five hotels in Jamaica were included on the list: Jamaica Inn, the Tryall Club, Half Moon Rose Hall, Sandals Royal Plantation, and the Tensing […]