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Jamaica Gleaner
March 15, 2018
The establishment of the Port Security Corps (PSC) was the Government's response to a major ganja find on an Air Jamaica aircraft in 1989. This posed a serious threat to Air Jamaica's continued operations as well as the country's international trade. Established on April 5, 1989, the mandate of the PSCÃÂ ...
Jamaica Observer
February 26, 2018
He also served as the chairman of the Police Service Commission and Air Jamaica. “We regret the passing of this hard working visionary who made it his life's mission to improve the efficiency and effectiveness wherever he went,” Bartlett stated. He added that “At this very difficult time we pray for his familyÃÂ ...
Government of Jamaica, Jamaica Information Service
February 26, 2018
Prime Minister Holness has hailed Mr. Hylton as a nation builder. “The Hon. Noel Hylton served Jamaica with distinction over approximately four decades, as leader of various substantial public sector institutions such as the Port Authority of Jamaica and Air Jamaica,” said the Prime Minister. He said Hon.
Jamaica Observer
February 25, 2018
Hylton, who also served as chairman of the Police Service Commission and the now defunct Air Jamaica, passed away on Saturday, February 24 after a long illness. He was 86 years old. “Noel Hylton was a man who never lost his passion to see Jamaica prosper,” said Prime Minister Andrew Holness,ÃÂ ...
Jamaica Gleaner
February 24, 2018
Hylton, who dedicated many years to public service, worked at the Port Authority as chairman and chief executive officer from 1975 to 2013. He also served as the chairman of the Police Service Commission and Air Jamaica. Opposition Leader Dr Peter Phillips describes Hylton as a giant of public service toÃÂ ...
TravelPulse
January 23, 2018
Several Caribbean destinations reported strong arrivals growth in 2017, and Jamaica was a prominent part of the trend as the country's tourism segment grew on land, sea and in the air. Jamaica's overnight sector continued its recent growth track with new and expanded properties from major brandsÃÂ ...
Jamaica Gleaner
July 29, 2017
Businesses, unfortunately, can't survive merely on sentiment. If they could, Air Jamaica would still be 'the little piece of Jamaica that flies'. Few enterprises enjoyed such national romantic attachment. Unfortunately, like most state-owned firms, Air Jamaica had a major, and ultimately terminal, failing. It failedÃÂ ...
Jamaica Gleaner
July 26, 2017
"Air Jamaica was one of the country's best forms of branding because it came with class and dignity. When you mention Air Jamaica, it always stirs pride in the people in the diaspora," Watson said. She said that every modern nation builds its own identity, noting that one sure way of doing so was by flying aÃÂ ...
Loop Jamaica
January 16, 2018
“That is why I have ordered a comprehensive look at the development and emergence of Fly Jamaica, to establish how and why a non-Jamaican entity is operating, perhaps legitimately, as 'Fly Jamaica'. The minister said the words 'Fly Jamaica' automatically take his mind back to 'Air Jamaica', “and I amÃÂ ...
Jamaica Observer
January 10, 2018
Furthermore, if I am not mistaken, at least one of the airline's founders - Captain Lloyd Tai, is a Jamaican, and former Air Jamaica pilot. So stop your nonsense about 'intellectual property'. If that were so, the airline would have been taken to court, long ago. Palmer • 2 weeks ago. Cpt. Lloyd Tai & his wife hasÃÂ ...
Jamaica Observer
January 10, 2018
Furthermore, if I am not mistaken, at least one of the airline's founders - Captain Lloyd Tai, is a Jamaican, and former Air Jamaica pilot. So stop your nonsense about 'intellectual property'. If that were so, the airline would have been taken to court, long ago. Palmer • 1 week ago. Cpt. Lloyd Tai & his wife hasÃÂ ...
Jamaica Observer
January 10, 2018
Furthermore, if I am not mistaken, at least one of the airline's founders - Captain Lloyd Tai, is a Jamaican, and former Air Jamaica pilot. So stop your nonsense about 'intellectual property'. If that were so, the airline would have been taken to court, long ago. SingleHonestFemale • 4 days ago. I don't know if IÃÂ ...
Jamaica Gleaner
January 1, 2018
There are many people who are asking for the return of Jamaica's National Fleet Air Jamaica and for more access to be granted with different hubs worldwide, and this Fleet still has much favour with God. The Lord says someone needs to come forward and bid to bring it back. It will bring great blessing toÃÂ ...
Jamaica Observer
January 1, 2018
As Kingston celebrates its 145th anniversary as the capital of Jamaica, Stephen Facey, chairman and CEO of PanJam Investment Limited, reflects on the historical development of the city, and examines the way forward to becoming The Pearl of the Caribbean. Facey delivered portions of these remarks atÃÂ ...
Eye For Travel
December 21, 2017
SITA which works with around 120 airlines including tiny one's, like Air Jamaica, is increasingly seeing frustration that contracts with companies like Amadeus or Sabre require parity. One of the problems is that some agreements prevent airlines from getting rid of distressed inventory if a hurricane, or someÃÂ ...
Jamaica Gleaner
December 7, 2017
He said that during Air Jamaica's tenure, the local industry offered a path for advancement for pilots and aviation professions, and that the chain flowed from student, to flight instructor, to courier pilot, to domestic airline pilot, to international. "With the demise of Air Jamaica, that whole chain came to an end,"ÃÂ ...
Jamaica Observer
December 2, 2017
Air Jamaica had a direct flight to the island, but alas, all that has ceased due to the questionable behaviour of those merchants. So now, in order to go to that island, one has to go a different route. We'll find out how and more about Curacao, right after these slapping retorts about 'Corporal punishment'.
Jamaica Gleaner
October 28, 2017
Who doesn't remember the flying hummingbird? Air Jamaica was more than an airline. it was an icon, something every Jamaican could relate to, and till date many of us would have fond memories of flying or even seeing an Air J aircraft take off or land at the airport. This a tribute to this glorious bird thatÃÂ ...
South Florida Caribbean News
October 18, 2017
... Back to Jamaica campaign that significantly increased visitor arrivals during his tenure as Deputy Director of Tourism with responsibility for Marketing. For more than 30 years, Lynch has been a steady force for many of the Caribbean's most visible travel brands, including then national airline, Air Jamaica,ÃÂ ...
Jamaica Observer
October 7, 2017
What I am implying we need to have our own airline, regardless of what caused Air Jamaica to defunct. ... Caribbean Airlines bought the remnant of Air Jamaica. Caribbean Airline is ... The people in the hotel industry did they appreciate Air Jamaica and its contribution to the hotel business in Jamaica?
Jamaica Gleaner
July 29, 2017
Businesses, unfortunately, can't survive merely on sentiment. If they could, Air Jamaica would still be 'the little piece of Jamaica that flies'. Few enterprises enjoyed such national romantic attachment. Unfortunately, like most state-owned firms, Air Jamaica had a major, and ultimately terminal, failing. It failedÃÂ ...
Jamaica Gleaner
July 26, 2017
"Air Jamaica was one of the country's best forms of branding because it came with class and dignity. When you mention Air Jamaica, it always stirs pride in the people in the diaspora," Watson said. She said that every modern nation builds its own identity, noting that one sure way of doing so was by flying aÃÂ ...
Billboard
May 26, 2017
Music festivals in the Caribbean are as varied as the islands that host them. From the Love City Country Music Festival presented on St. John (U.S. Virgin Islands) to the classical and opera selections showcased at Barbados' Holders Season, Caribbean festivals are enhanced by their respective islands'ÃÂ ...
Jamaica Gleaner
January 26, 2017
Fly Jamaica Airways will consider listing on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) in order to finance the cost of acquiring four additional aircraft, according to Chief Executive Officer Captain Paul Ronald Reece. The airline requires these aircraft in order to maintain its viability and expand. Fly JamaicaÃÂ ...
AirlineGeeks.com (blog)
August 23, 2016
Jamaica has always been a popular destination in the Caribbean. However, the country has primarily relied on the sea to bring people to the island. In the 1960s, as aviation was becoming more popular the government of Jamaica faced a decision. They could either invest in British West Indian Airlines,ÃÂ ...
TravelPulse
December 31, 1999
Several Caribbean destinations reported strong arrivals growth in 2017, and Jamaica was a prominent part of the trend as the country's tourism segment grew on land, sea and in the air. Jamaica's overnight sector continued its recent growth track with new and expanded properties from major brandsÃÂ ...
Caribbean Life
December 31, 1999
With Reggae Sunsplash the model that attracted music lovers to revel on the island during the summer months in the 1980s, the Air Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival proved alluring to fans of the airline, island and the myriad music genres showcased nightly on its November and January billings throughoutÃÂ ...
Jamaica Gleaner
December 31, 1999
Egerton Brown can create anything his mind can conceive, using clay and match sticks and right now he is obsessed with creating airplanes. Replicas of planes from airlines that flew into Jamaica years ago, such as Antillean Airlines, Pan Am Airways and of course, Air Jamaica, and his recreation of busesÃÂ ...
Jamaica Observer
December 3, 2017
Air Jamaica had a direct flight to the island, but alas, all that has ceased due to the questionable behaviour of those merchants. So now, in order to go to that island, one has to go a different route. We'll find out how and more about Curacao, right after these slapping retorts about 'Corporal punishment'.
Jamaica Gleaner
October 28, 2017
Who doesn't remember the flying hummingbird? Air Jamaica was more than an airline. it was an icon, something every Jamaican could relate ...
Jamaica Observer
October 27, 2017
... play area is extremely important in advancing the work of the OCA, which was relocated to the 11th floor of the Air Jamaica Building in 2016.
South Florida Caribbean News
October 19, 2017
... including then national airline, Air Jamaica, Sandals Resorts, Beaches Resorts and the Royal Plantation group of luxury boutique resorts.
Dyersville Commercial
October 18, 2017
Harlem Wizards player Dexton "Air Jamaica" Williamson, left, signs a team picture for 8-year-old Reese Reitzler, from Farley, before the Wizards' tip-off versus ...
Trinidad News
October 1, 2017
(To this I add: How can a losing airline buy another losing airline – Air Jamaica?) (4) Take a careful look at the overpricing by contractors.
Trinidad News
October 1, 2017
The IMF warned Jamaica about this years ago. Now Jamaica is taking us down with them with this unprofitable arrangement with Air Jamaica.
Jamaica Observer
September 26, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The police yesterday found a .22 calibre Crossman Phantom rifle at the Kingston port in the roof of a Ford Transit panel ...
Jamaica Gleaner
September 24, 2017
There are companies and programmes that need to be brought back: The Free Zone, Air Jamaica, Ring Ding, Workers Bank (for local farmers)Â ...
Jamaica Observer
September 20, 2017
Just remember that Air Jamaica was given to Trinidad already. This proposal does not pass the smell test for me:and I smell more than a rat ...
Demerara Waves
August 26, 2017
Fly Jamaica Airline on Saturday said it was working feverishly to clear a backlog of passengers in Georgetown, New York and Toronto as a ...
Jamaica Gleaner
July 29, 2017
Businesses, unfortunately, can't survive merely on sentiment. If they could, Air Jamaica would still be 'the little piece of Jamaica that flies'.
Jamaica Gleaner
July 26, 2017
"Are there any talks of reviving Air Jamaica?" she asked. "It was a symbol of our nationhood, of our industry and link to the world," she continued ...
Brotherly Game (blog)
July 13, 2017
In a match as dry as the Colorado mountain air, Jamaica and Mexico played to a 0-0 stalemate at Mile High Stadium in Denver. Both teams ...
Billboard
May 26, 2017
Music festivals in the Caribbean are as varied as the islands that host them. From the Love City Country Music Festival presented on St. John ...
Jamaica Gleaner
January 26, 2017
Fly Jamaica Airways will consider listing on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) in order to finance the cost of acquiring four additional aircraft, ...
AirlineGeeks.com (blog)
August 23, 2016
The government established the second incarnation of Air Jamaica in 1968. This time the government owned 60% of the airline with Air ...
Jamaica Gleaner
December 31, 1999
He said that during Air Jamaica's tenure, the local industry offered a path for advancement for pilots and aviation professions, and that the chain flowed from student, to flight instructor, to courier pilot, to domestic airline pilot, to international. "With the demise of Air Jamaica, that whole chain came to an end,"ÃÂ ...
Jamaica Observer
December 31, 1999
Air Jamaica was a giant of an airline in the Caribbean. Ask politicians and their friends what has happened to our Jamaican airline Air Jamaica ...
Jamaica Observer
September 26, 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The police yesterday found a .22 calibre Crossman Phantom rifle at the Kingston port in the roof of a Ford Transit panelÃÂ ...
Jamaica Gleaner
September 24, 2017
There are companies and programmes that need to be brought back: The Free Zone, Air Jamaica, Ring Ding, Workers Bank (for local farmers)ÃÂ ...
Jamaica Observer
September 20, 2017
Just remember that Air Jamaica was given to Trinidad already. This proposal does not pass the smell test for me:and I smell more than a ratÃÂ ...
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