Jamaica warns Canada’s Caribbean flight ban will badly hurt island’s economy

Noel Harrison

Already suffering because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jamaica’s vital tourism industry was dealt another blow when Canada announced it was cancelling all direct flights to the region. Jamaican Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett tells CBC News the decision could cost his country up to $449 million.

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