St. Mary, Jamaica W.I., January 12th, 2010 – Skydive Jamaica announced today the grand opening of their operations as Jamaica’s first and only skydiving center on the beautiful Jamaican island. Tandem skydiving, the most popular and safest introduction to the fascinating and increasing popular world of skydiving is now available at Boscobel Aerodrome in St. Mary, overlooking the beautiful views of Ocho Rios.

Thursday, May 21, 2009 – The ninth annual Jamaica Meetings Expo (JAMEX) will take place from June 4-8 at the Iberostar Rose Hall Grand in Montego Bay. This is the Jamaica Tourist Board’s (JTB) premiere event showcasing Jamaica’s superior amenities for the Meeting, Incentive, Corporate & Event (MICE) markets to UK/European and North American qualified buyers.
Caribbean Week in New York’s Highly Anticipated Fair Grants Free Access to the Public on Thursday, June 11
NEW YORK, New York, May 4, 2009 – As part of Caribbean Week in New York 2009 , the Caribbean Tourism Development Company ( www.caribbeantravel.com ) will be bringing the sites, sounds and tastes from the Region for one of the week’s most highly anticipated festivities, the Caribbean Travel and Cultural Fair. The event, free and open to the public, is scheduled to take place on Thursday, June 11 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at The Manhattan Center located at 311 West 34 th Street.

NEW YORK (JIS) Wednesday, April 22, 2009 – The first US Jamaica Diaspora Conference will be held in October of this year. Senator Dr. Ronald Robinson, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Foreign Trade has confirmed that the new date following a meeting with members of the Jamaica Diaspora Advisory Board/Northeast USA Sector, at the offices of the Jamaican Consulate in New York City on Tuesday, April 21, 2009.
Senator, Dr. Robinson who has portfolio responsibility for the Jamaica Diaspora Movement (JDM), told JIS News/New York following the meeting that he was very optimistic that there will be a conference in the USA this year, in keeping with the by-laws of the JDM.