Tour operators and Destination Marketing Companies (DMCs) warn government’s revenue grab will price Jamaica out of the Caribbean market—right when it can least afford it.

By Calvin G. Brown | WiredJa

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, February 13, 2026 Hurricane Melissa battered Jamaica’s tourism sector with 185-mile-per-hour winds. Now, barely four months later, the Holness administration appears determined to finish the job with a tax policy that industry insiders are calling a death sentence for the very businesses fighting to keep Jamaica competitive in the Caribbean.