The tourism and hospitality industry plays a major role in the Jamaican economy. Last year, tourism represented 11 percent of GDP, providing some $1.3 trillion in revenue and recognising 1.4 billion international visitors. The occurrence of the Covid-19 pandemic, however, put an inevitable dent in profits for hotels, villas, tour

Check out this story from Forbes on how Jamaica is dealing with the Covid 19 pandemic and the success of Jamaica’s “Say Yes To Fresh ‘buy local’ campaign”.   “With every crisis comes challenges and opportunities,” says Floyd Green, State Minister in Jamaica’s Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries of

Lately, I have been becoming more and more interested in eating vegetarian meals, that is, plant based meals. I’m becoming convinced that this is the way to go. I mean it’s ok to have meat once in a while but not on a daily basis, this works for me at

Here’s a guest post from my brother Steve Wilson who spends many days on the road travelling as part of Sean Paul’s management team, but Kingston is his first love when it comes to cities. Here’s his list of 10 things to do when you find yourself marooned in Kingston,

SAVE THE DATE!  Belcour and Banyan Tribe Present Yoga & Brunch – Sunday, April 7, 2019 Time: 10am – 2pm Venue: Belcour Lodge, 15 minutes from Papine on the Irish Town Road Yoga by Certified Yoga Instructor Karin Wilson Edmonds and Brunch by Chef Robin Lim Lumsden from Belcour Preserves

I couldn’t agree more with this author that there are so many reasons to visit Jamaica and none of them have anything to do with our tourist resorts! “If you are looking for a travel destination that can offer the experience of interacting with friendly people while enjoying amazing culture,

Travel Consultant Marina Delfos talks about her favourite off the beaten track spots in Jamaica. What’s something that would surprise most people about Jamaica — any off-beaten path things to explore? Jamaica is a haven for “off the beaten track” experiences from caving in the Cockpit Country, hiking to hidden waterfalls,

I’ve published my first story on Medium. This has taken some courage but I’m pushing out of my comfort zone! Please have a read and let me know what you think! How I Said Goodbye To My Chubby Inner Child Pretty much all my adult life I’ve wanted to lose

Where can you do yoga in Jamaica? Lots of places!  Yoga seems to be growing by leaps and bounds in Jamaica! There seems to be new yoga studios constantly popping up in and around Kingston.  Firstly, I have to let you know that I’m a yoga instructor and I teach

More to Jamaican Theatre Scene than Comedy – Tribe Sankofa thrills with three-day showing! By Anna-kae West There is, in Jamaica, a common misconception that comedy is theatre. It is generally a foregone conclusion that when one goes to the theatre in Jamaica they are going to see a comedy