There is always lots happening in Jamaica or about Jamaicans and we want
to provide a weekly summary to keep you abreast of the news from "yard".
General
Feb 25, 2007 -
Spring breakers shun Jamaica
A 50 per cent decline in the island's spring market is causing concern in the tourism sector.
Yesterday, the first set of spring breakers arrived at the Sangster
International Airport in Montego. But, unlike previous
years, there was no welcome reception for the who up to six
years ago, were 25,000 strong in numbers, but are expected to number about
5,000 this season - down from approximately 10,000 last year. Read more ...
Business
Feb 25, 2007 -
Late winter season and Cancun kept
tourists away
A late winter season, the revitalisation of the Mexican resort, Cancun, and the implementation of the U.S. initiative were some of the reasons why tourist
arrivals for the month of January were flat on last year figures,
according to government officials.
Total visitors arrivals during January increased by 3.2 per cent on the
corresponding month in 2006, when 260,000 foreign nationals and residents
visited the island.
Read more
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Sports
Feb 25, 2007
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Gibson Relays - MVP drop the baton!
HIGH PERFORMANCE Training Centre
(HPTC) won the JN-sponsored men's Institutions 4x100m relay final,
capitalising on the mistake made by hot favourites Maximising Velocity
Power (MVP) at yesterday's Gibson Relays at the National Stadium.
HPTC, anchored by Usain Bolt, won the event in a record 38.70 seconds
-beating the 38.97 MVP did in the preliminary round.
MVP led up to the final change but did not finish as Darrell Brown and
Ainsley Waugh bungled the handover.
Read more ...
