Local airline, Jamaica Air Shuttle, will be expanding its local fleet to four Beech 99 turbo-prop aircraft by early next year to accommodate increase travel within the island. Christopher Read, Jamaica Air Shuttle’s Managing Director, said that these two additions should be “in full commercial service by the third week of January, in time for Read More
Jamaica’s largest mobile provider Digicel, partnered with the Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation to walk the wards of the Bustamante Children’s Hospital and deliver treats for the children. During a visit in December 2009, Digicel honoured Mr. Everton Purcell, the longest serving employee of the hospital with a Long Service Recognition gift and treat. Mr. Read More
The year 2009 was a solid year for technology worldwide and in Jamaica. We say our three telecom giants tussle for market share in aggressive marketing and heavy discounting. Apple unveiling the breath taking iPhone 3GS. Microsoft making a comeback with the awesome windows 7. We also saw Google Chrome and Android operating systems taking Read More
A shocking revelation by air traffic controllers at the Norman Manley International Airport reveals that the Pilot of the wrecked American Airline Boeing 737 opt not to utilize the mis-approach option suggested by the traffic controllers the night of the crash. This is the norm whenever a plane is not positioned properly to land, or Read More
In just three years after the first rumors of an Apple cell phone began to make the rounds, the iPhone continues to garner huge buzz, long lines, and a growing share of the cell phone market. The iPhone has become a household name worldwide and start a revolution in the cell phone market. You can Read More
A University of the West Indies study on violence and dancehall, led by Dr Donna Hope-Marquis, found that there is no correlation between dancehall and violence among youths as previously thought by many prominent Jamaicans. The research was conducted among 300 15-24 year-olds in Kingston, St Andrew, St Catherine and Clarendon between June and August Read More
Claro Jamaica is the first Jamaican base telecom to bundled internet packages with netbooks. The telecom giant is offering the 10” Dell mini netbook to new customers who sign up for an internet package, a package Claro said to be worth $49,999. But there is a catch as is common with deals like these Netbooks Read More
Online auction is one of the best ways to sell your products and services and promote your businesses. Even if you get no bids, you can use the total number of views on your products to get an idea of how much lead you have build for your products. After you have list your products Read More
Jamaican investigators assisted by U.S. authorities launched a probe today to examine whether the pilot of American Airlines Flight 331 could have avoided an accident that could have been far worse, resulting in the destruction of an American Airline 737 plane and injuring nearly 100 people. Director General of Jamaica’s Civil Aviation Authority, Oscar Derby Read More
An American Airlines Boeing 737 carrying 154 passengers and 6 crew members overshot the runway while landing in heavy rain in Jamaica Tuesday night, cracking its fuselage two places before halting just short of the Caribbean Sea. None of the 148 passengers and 6 crew members on board Flight AA 331 out of Miami was Read More
