Day 274 of 365 Things to Do, See & Eat in Jamaica – The House that Bustamante Built, Now Bustamante Museum
The Bustamante Museum is located on Tucker Avenue in St. Andrew Parish. It is the former home of Sir Alexander Bustamante, who served as Prime Minister of Jamaica from 1962 to 1967. Bustamante was held in detention in 1940 at Up Park Camp, charged with inciting workers to protest their low wages and poor working […]
Montego Bay Among Top 10 Overseas Cities Visited by Americans
The travel website budgettravel.com has named Jamaica’s Montego Bay among the Top 10 cities visited by travelers from the United States. Montego Bay came in at Number 7. Among the attractions of Montego Bay that prompted the website to include the city in the list of favorites was Doctor’s Cave Beach, the area’s most popular […]
JamRock, Hatman at Negril Beach, Paradise Frenchman’s Cove – This Week’s Picks for Best Jamaica Instagram Photos
Check out this week’s best photos of Jamaica and Jamaican culture on Instagram. Our favorites this week include images from JamRock, Hatman at Negril Beach, Paradise Frenchman’s Cove. If you would like your photo featured on our site tag your shots with the hashtag #jamaicansphotos and follow us @jamaicans_com on Instagram. JamRock, Jamaica by @kgriego44 […]
Day 273 of 365 Things to Do, See & Eat in Jamaica – Go to the Source: Two Sisters Cave,
Two Sisters Cave presents a pair of caves, each of which has a sinkhole filled with fresh water. The Taino people, the original inhabitants of Jamaica, relied on these as their water source. Located in the Hellshire Hills in St. Catherine, the location’s caverns and an underground tunnel are linked and interconnected with other caverns […]
CJ Jamaica Travel Awards Winners Announced – Winners include Half Moon, Round Hill & The Cliff
The winners of the Caribbean Journal’s Caribbean Travel Awards for 2016 have been announced. This is the first year the journal has celebrated the best in hospitality in Jamaica and has instituted the awards to recognize the great work being done in the hospitality industry in the region. The winners are listed below: Half Moon […]
Day 272 of 365 Things to Do, See & Eat in Jamaica – Have the Right Stuff? Test Yourself at Kool Runnings
Negril’s Kool Runnings Adventure Park now boasts a NASA-tested astronaut ride, which lets you fulfill your dreams about going to the moon. The new ride is one of just five in the Western Hemisphere; the others are in the US and in Trinidad. The adventure ride features a human gyroscope that can spin four people […]
Day 271 of 365 Things to Do, See & Eat in Jamaica – Get Educated on a Visit to Jamaica College
Jamaica College is located in St. Andrew and originated with a bequest of Charles Drax, a sugar planter in St. Ann. In the 18th century, large donations were made from the prospering sugar industry with the goal of providing education for the poor, and the Drax bequest was one of them. In 1721, Drax left […]
Day 270 of 365 Things to Do, See & Eat in Jamaica – Make It Legal: Visit Savanna-la-mar Court House
Located in Westmoreland, the courthouse in Savanna-la-mar was constructed in 1925. It is situated on Norman Square on land donated by the governor along with a number of other public buildings protected by the Norman Square Act of 1891. The Act was enacted to ensure that the “expressions” of the Square include the land parcel […]
Day 269 of 365 Things to Do, See & Eat in Jamaica – Sail Over to Pedro Bank
Pedro Bank in St. Elizabeth represents part of the vast underwater cultural heritage of Jamaica named by the Jamaica National Heritage Trust. The site includes a number of shipwrecks and other interesting finds both above and below the surface of the sea. Early settlers found the location less than hospitable and excavations here indicate that […]
Day 268 of 365 Things to Do, See & Eat in Jamaica – Expand Your Dining Horizons with Jamaican Chinese Food
Jamaica has great food. China has great food. And when the two cultures come together, it’s undoubtedly great. The Chinese have always been an integral part of the island’s history since their arrival in 1854. The Chinese tradition of honoring family meshed well with the family-centered cultures of other early arrivals from Africa and India, […]