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Spirit Adding New Flights to Kingston

 

By the Caribbean Journal staff

Spirit is adding a new route to Jamaica’s capital as part of a wider expansion to the island.

The Florida-based low-cost carrier will launch new nonstop flights between Orlando and Kingston beginning March 1, it announced this week.

That service will operate three times each week, complementing existing service to Kingston out of Fort Lauderdale. (That service operates five days per week).

It’s the latest new addition to Spirit’s Jamaica network, including recently-launched flights between Detroit and Montego Bay.

At the end of next month, Spirit will launch new flights from Orlando to Montego Bay, with thrice-weekly service beginning Feb. 28.

Spirit also operates five-times-weekly service from both Baltimore-Washington and Fort Lauderdale to Montego Bay.

“Spirit continues to grow in Jamaica because the beautiful island continues to see an amazing demand for visitors looking to get away to experience the warm beaches, culture and hospitality,” said Matt Klein, Spirit Airlines’ Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer. “The nonstop flights we are adding will only make it easier for our Guests to get away and experience all of what Jamaica has to offer.”

— CJ

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Jamaica’s Record-Breaking Visitor Growth

 

By the Caribbean Journal staff

Jamaica set another record for overall visitor arrivals in 2018, according to the country’s Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett.

The island welcomed 4.31 million combined cruise and stayover visitors last year, a new record for the island.

“This represents the second year in a row that Jamaica has had more than 4.3 million visitors in a single year,” Bartlett said.

That included an 8.6 percent increase in tourism earnings, rising from $3 billion USD to $3.3 billion USD last year.

According to projections, by the end of this winter season Jamaica will have earned an additional $1 billion in tourism revenue since 2016.

“This is a powerful performance because what it means is that we would’ve earned US$1 billion in three years when it took us 40 years to earn the first billion and 17 years to earn the second billion,” he said.

That means more than $1 billion in circulation across Jamaica coming directly from tourism, the Minister said.

“Tourism is growing at a phenomenal rate,” he said. “The impact of this is seen in the growth of the small and medium enterprises across Jamaica. The dollar is being retained because more and more of our people are supplying against the demands of the industry.”

— CJ

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Trump could end up taking money from Puerto Rico disaster funds to build his border wall

… projects, including reconstruction efforts in Puerto Rico, to build a barrier … hurricane-affected US territory of Puerto Rico.
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ExxonMobil resumes drilling in Guyana waters after Venezuelan naval interdiction

By Youri Kemp Caribbean News Now associate editor youri@caribbeannewsnow.com GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Some two weeks after having its oil exploration vessels interdicted by the Venezuelan navy in Guyanese maritime territory, ExxonMobil in a statement on Monday stated that they have resumed oil exploration in Guyanese waters. In the statement: “ExxonMobil said today that it has […]

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Economic citizenship abuse may have cost St Kitts-Nevis between US$30 million and $130 million

By Caribbean News Now contributor BASSETERRE, St Kitts — The recently exposed but apparently still ongoing abuse of the St Kitts and Nevis citizenship by investment programme (CIP) may have already cost the country and its government between US$30 million and $130 million in lost revenue and overall economic impact. Multiple allegations of apparent fraud […]

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