Jamaica signs open skies agreement with Canada

On 20 October 2010 the Jamaican Prime Minister's office announced that Jamaica had signed a new "open skies" agreement with Canada.

Singapore concludes "open skies" agreements with Barbados, Brazil, Jamaica and Rwanda

On 19 July 2010 the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) announced that Singapore had concluded "open skies" agreement with Barbados, Brazil, Jamaica and Rwanda at ICAN 2010.

Air services arrangements between Fiji and Singapore were also modified to create new opportunities.

Caribbean opposition to UK Air Passenger Duty increases

With their economies so dependent on tourism and large expatriate communities in the United Kingdom, it is not surprising that the developing economies of the Caribbean are opposed to the proposed increases in the UK's Air Passenger Duty.

A 7 April 2009 statement from the Government of Jamaica noted concern amongst the Jamaican community in the UK.

A 24 April 2009 story in the Telegraph noted that, because of the way the distance bands are structured (based on the location of capital cities), the Duty would be lower on those travelling to California than the Caribbean. They could have actually used Hawaii as an example, a point made by the Jamaican Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett.

On 27 April 2009 Caribbean 360 reported that the Jamaican Minister of Tourism was to take his concerns to UK Parliamentarians.

On 30 April 2009 Caribbean 360 reported opposition from the Lelei LelauLu President of the Island Nations Climate and Oceans Programme.

The Duty is not hypothecated so the revenue raised does not go to environmental projects.

United Kingdom forward programme for possible bilateral air services talks

The UK Department for Transport publishes a list of possible negotiations and when dates are scheduled gives these too. The 1 November 2007 update indicates that this month the UK was looking to hold talks with Jamaica, Thailand and Mauritius.

Jamaica-UK air services negotiations

A 6 May 2007 article in the Jamaica Observer reports that a new air services Memorandum of Understanding has been concluded between Jamaica and the United Kingdom.