Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica
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Stranded vacationers on the island, which depends on tourism, used their beds to block their windows in case the powerful storm shattered the glass.
Jamaica’s tourism industry is on the brink of achieving a milestone — welcoming nearly five million visitors and generating around USD 5 billion in
Airlines had been sending larger planes to Montego Bay to help evacuate tourists, knowing the island was set to take a direct hit from a very dangerous, slow-moving hurricane. Not all visitors in Jamaica will be able to leave this Caribbean island.
In February, the US State Department issued a Level 3 travel advisory against Jamaica. The Paramount Pictures film “Bob Marley: One Love,” starring Kingsley Ben-Adir in the starring role, is projected to help boost tourism in Jamaica in 2024, following ...
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says the island is projected to earn nearly $5 billion from increased tourist arrivals this y
Jamaica's tourism industry is showcasing its resilience and crisis management capabilities as it prepares for Tropical Storm Melissa, with Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, highlighting the sector's comprehensive preparedness systems that will be activated.