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Hurricane Paloma - not a direct threat to Jamaica.

11/7/2008 9:18:14 AM

At 4:00 a.m. this morning, the centre of Hurricane Paloma was located near latitude 17.8 degrees north and longitude 81.7 degrees west. This is about 175 kilometres south-southwest of Grand Cayman and about 410 kilometres west of Montego Bay, Jamaica.

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DESTINATION JAMAICA IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS

9/2/2008 7:23:57 PM

The Jamaica Tourist Board is happy to report it is business as usual for the country’s mainstay, tourism.  As there was little or no damage to the island’s resorts and attractions, most entities were up and running during and immediately after the tropical storm. Weather conditions are beautiful and visitors are engaged in normal activities.

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Reggae Sumfest is here!

7/16/2008 9:07:45 AM

Jamaica is once again gearing up for the island’s premier reggae event, Reggae Sumfest, to be held from July 13 – 19 at Catherine Hall in Montego Bay. Reggae Sumfest showcases the very best of reggae acts from all genres.

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Important Bulletins

MoBay JTB to move to new office location

7/16/2008 9:12:54 AM

After many years at the famed Cornwall Beach location, the JTB will soon move its Montego Bay operations to new facilities. The new facility will house a number western branches of local tourism agencies that include Ministry of Tourism JTB

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Did you know?

First Coconut tree in Jamaica: A stone monument on the Palisadoes near to Port Royal records that “the first coconut tree was planted March 4, 1869 by John Norton Esquire Superintendent of the General Penitentiary”. Within 20 years 20,000 trees had been planted and flourished for a while, an ambitious project aimed at covering the Palisadoes in Coconut trees. Eventually disease destroyed them leaving only the stone monument.
 
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