Mike Jarrett - Portside Caribbean

Kingston Wharves reports an exceptionally successful year

… looks to exciting growth ahead amaica’s Kingston Wharves Ltd. (KWL) had great news for its shareholders in June. Board Chairman Jeffrey Hall, in his annual report, announced a 22% increase in 2021 r

Urgent Caribbean action needed to address Sea Level Rise

Is it too late? limate disaster and destruction caused by Climate Change became the main focus of television news coverage in the early weeks of Summer 2022, as it did in the previous year and the yea

Jamaica’s Errol Flynn marina

Quiet charm, breathtaking vistas The only megayacht marina in Jamaica is in the most spectacularly verdant town in all Jamaica, Port Antonio. The Errol Flynn Marina occupies space in a protected harbo

Yachting the Caribbean – pleasure and privacy

No need to own a boat The breathtaking panorama of Caribbean lands has made tourism a pillar of the national economies of countries in the region. Holiday seekers in ever-increasing numbers travel lon

Regulation of small commercial vessels in the Caribbean

THE LAW: safety, efficiency, prevention and control of pollution By Deniece M. Aiken* It is important that Caribbean authorities regulate the maritime sector in order to realize the potentials and rea

Tips on smart budgeting

Make transition to the post-Covid world easier By Rawle Baddaloo* udgeting in the Maritime sector is not an easy task. A budget is basically a financial plan for a determined period. And although the

Ten IGY Marinas in the Caribbean region

... the largest operator of marinas in the Caribbean ith 23 of the most beautiful marinas in 13 countries on both sides of the Atlantic, IGY Marinas claims the title ‘the world’s only superyacht marin

Dutch Caribbean open for yachting Business

Resilient destinations have proven flexible and reliable By Jan Sierhuis* The past two years, 2020 – 21, have been a rollercoaster-ride for the travel industry in the Caribbean. However, the governmen

Fast track to climate disaster

Moral and economic madness pril 4, 2022 was a cold day in New York. But it was a fierce and fiery António Guterres that faced the world to deliver the findings of the Third Intergovernmental Panel on

Expect more yachts for safe harbour in the Caribbean

Siginificant growth predicted, thanks to Covid-19 By Mike Jarrett ith thousands of slips able to accommodate tens of thousands of yachts all year, port authorities and marina operators across the grea

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