Low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines launched nonstop flights from Atlanta to Montego Bay, Jamaica, and Cancun, Mexico, in early November, adding new international destinations 31 cities the Denver-based airline serves out of […]
Category: Jamaica
Posted inBusiness, Diplomacy, Economic Development, Jamaica, Workforce
Jamaica’s Prime Minister Aims to Lure Georgia Trade Office Amid New Era of Growth
In the map of Georgia’s trade offices around the world, Jamaica’s prime minister has noticed a glaring omission: the Caribbean. During a visit to Atlanta and North Georgia over Easter […]
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Hartsfield-Jackson Signs ‘Best Practices’ Agreement With Jamaica’s Airports Authority
The focus of a new Sister Airport Cooperation Agreement between Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and the Airports Authority of Jamaica is to share best practices and technological developments. According to […]
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Clayton State Marks 10 Years of Jamaica Study Program
Clayton State University students are headed to Jamaica for the 10th straight year this summer, where they will have daily classes while meeting with the community in the town of […]
Posted inEconomic Development, Jamaica
Services for the Honorary Consul to Jamaica on Friday, Aug. 1
A funeral service for Vin Martin, the former honorary consul of Jamaica to Atlanta from 1997-2013, is to be held at the Springfield Baptist Church in Conyers at 11 a.m. […]
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Jamaican Mayor Visits Atlanta
A delegation including the mayor of Montego Bay, Jamaica, was in Atlanta this week, learning from the city’s fire department and seeking other ways to heat up its longstanding sister-city ties. “You are a...
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Rialto to Launch Season With Jamaican Celebration
Georgia State University’s Rialto Center for the Arts will launch its 2012-13 season on Saturday, Oct. 6, with a performance by the Jamaican band Third World to celebrate the 50th...
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Orkin to Launch Jamaican Franchise
Pest control company Orkin Inc., a subsidiary of Atlanta-based Rollins Inc., has established a Jamaican franchise. The location is Orkin's 14th internationally and first in the Caribbean nation. "Tropical climates and...
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Atlantan Opens Jamaican Restaurant in China
An Atlanta businessman has added some spice to Georgia-China relations by opening a Jamaican restaurant July 8 in one of China’s southeastern coastal provinces. Glendon Thompson, managing director of Arcom...