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By Mike Jarrett
It was a moment in history that was bound to be, when superstition and folly about women on board gave way to a time when women piloted ships and performed tasks that were hitherto considered by men to be too much for the ‘fair and gentle’. Yet even as that new era arrived, women hold only about one in every fifty jobs in the world’s sea-going workforce.
Read more: All women crew mans Monte Cristi: ALL WOMEN ON DECK
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By Mike Jarrett
The sun was high and there was barely a cloud in the sky. However, vendors who depended on the brisk weekend trade on the beaches on the south and west of Kingston, Jamaica found only deserted stretches of white sand in the first week of July.
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By Mike Jarrett
There was anguish, fear and uncertainty in Barbados, depending on whom you talk with, about the current state of tourism and the country’s cruise ship business. The voices of concern reached a crescendo this past summer with Barbadians – from Tourism Minister Kerrie Symmonds to vendors and taxi drivers – in unison.
Read more: BARBADOS CRUISE: Opportunities and potential amid concerns and uncertainty