The two largest airports in Jamaica generated combined revenue of 3.5 billion Mexican pesos in 2022 for the Mexico-based Pacific Airport Group, GAP, which manages them. The flows translated to about US$195 million…
Tourism booms in Jamaica after pandemic, overwhelms airport
The number of tourists flocking to Jamaica’s sun-drenched beaches soared nearly 100 per cent in the first three months of the year, causing long queues and hours-long waits for arriving passengers at the…
SLB launches phase two of loan management system
The Students’ Loan Bureau, SLB, is moving on to the second phase rollout of a loan management system that’s intended to reduce the turnaround time on the processing of loan applications. Usually, it…
JN wallet not ready for remittances
In a new update on its upcoming digital wallet, the Jamaica National Group said JN Pay will roll out by mid-year but won’t offer remittances right away. The app is being developed by…
Fishing licence renewals falter but new permits climb
The renewal of fisheries licences hovered at a low 20 per cent last year, a new report from the National Fisheries Authority shows, despite efforts by the Government to get more fishers into…
Google senior exec set to inspire at Flow’s Girls in ICT Day Expo
Senior Product Manager for the world’s most famous search engine, Natalie Bennett from Google, is set to inspire the next generation of females in tech at Flow’s Girls in ICT Day Expo. The…
Three Messages in Bottles from Jamaica Found on Texas Beach
Three bottles containing written messages made a successful journey from Jamaica to the beach in Port Aransas in Texas, a distance of over 1,400 miles. The missives were found by Jace and Kathryn…
Jamaica Included on Top 10 List of Google Flights Searched by Canadians
According to the head of Travel Industry at Google Canada, Matt Smith, Canadians searched “where to travel” a peak number of times in March 2022. This was the same period in which Canada’s…
UN: By month end, India population to be world’s largest
India will be the world’s most populous country by the end of April, eclipsing an ageing China, the United Nations said Monday. The milestone raises questions about whether India can repeat the economic…
Water harvesting added to Gov’t black tank programme
THE Government has added a water-harvesting component to its much touted black tank distribution project. Cabinet member with responsibility for water, Matthew Samuda last week announced that the plan to distribute between 10,000…