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Introducing Jamaica
Despite its location almost smack in the center of the Caribbean Sea, the island of Jamaica doesn’t blend in easily with the rest of the Caribbean archipelago. To be sure, it boasts the same addictive sun rays, sugary sands and pampered resort-life as most of the other islands, but it is also set apart historically and culturally.
Today’s visitors will appreciate their trip to Jamaica all the more if they embrace the island’s unique character and the inherent ‘African-ness’ of its population. Aside from its people, Jamaica has much to offer, the curious, thirsty or weary traveller. The Blue Mountains boasts the world’s best coffee, try a cup in the century-old factory at Mavis Bank. There are world-class reefs for diving including those at Runaway Bay and Ocho Rios and great stretches of palm-fringed sand at Treasure Beach or Frenchman’s Cove near Port Antonio. There are offbeat bush-medicine hiking tours, congenial fishing villages, pristine waterfalls, cosmopolitan cities, wetlands harboring endangered crocodiles and manatees, unforgettable sunsets – in short, enough variety to comprise many utterly distinct vacations.
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Latest headlines for Jamaica
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Minister in Jamaica crime gaffe
1 June 2009 9:14AM
Jamaica's security minister withdraws a remark that people killed by police are collateral damage in the fight against crime.
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The label that launched U2 and Marley
21 May 2009 9:20AM
Island Records founder Chris Blackwell reveals how he built one of the most celebrated and successful stables in music.
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Jamaica plane hijacker surrenders
20 April 2009 2:01PM
Police arrest a man who hijacked a plane in Jamaica, as hostages are freed unharmed, officials say.
