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Previously known as Boscobel Aerodrome, the airport was originally a limited service facility that processed about 20,000 [5] passengers annually. Boscobel Aerodrome was in operation for over 30 years and had scheduled passenger service provided by local air carriers such as Air Jamaica Express, Jamaica Air Service, [6] Jamaica Air Shuttle and Trans Jamaican Airlines which flew small prop and ...
Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-15., contains list of aerodromes in Jamaica "ICAO Location Indicators by State" (PDF). International Civil Aviation Organization. 2006-01-12. "UN Location Codes: Jamaica". UN/LOCODE 2009-2. UNECE. 2010-02-08. - includes IATA codes; Great Circle Mapper: Airports in Jamaica, reference for airport codes
Ocho Rios was originally settled by a tribe of Arawak called Taíno, who had settled in Jamaica around 1,000 BCE and called the land Xamayca, meaning land of wood and water. After Christopher Columbus landed in 1494 and claimed the island for Spain, Ocho Rios was named Las Chorreras, meaning rapid rivers. [15]
Founded by Abraham Issa, the company’s first property, Tower Isle was built in Ocho Rios in 1949. [1] The property was the first resort built on Jamaica’s undeveloped north coast. Issa came from a prominent Arab family who had arrived to Jamaica from Jerusalem in 1893.
James Bond Beach sits on a small peninsula at Oracabessa Bay, approximately 10 miles or 16 kilometres from the Jamaican north coast town of Ocho Rios. [2] The beach is noted for its water sports centre, its "crystal clear" water, and its mountains that reach "straight down to the sea." Other amenities, include a bar and a restaurant.
Gordon “Butch” Stewart (1941-2021) was the businessperson who founded and owned Beaches Resorts. Adam Stewart (1981-), the son of Gordon “Butch” Stewart, is the Executive Chairman of Sandals Resorts International (SRI).
Saint Ann is one of the major tourist destinations of Jamaica, given that Dunn's River Falls and many popular beaches, like Puerto Seco Beach, are located there. There is a cruise ship dock (maritime) on the west shore of Ocho Rios Bay, and numerous hotels and resorts (including a Sandals Resort ) are located in and around the city.
Over 130 international flights a week depart from Norman Manley International Airport. [4] Named in honour of Jamaican statesman Norman Manley , it is a hub for Caribbean Airlines . It is located on the Palisadoes tombolo in outer Kingston Harbour ; it fronts the city on one side and the Caribbean Sea on the other.