Edmund Bartlett, Jamaica's Minister of Tourism, discusses the country's tourism strategy and what's next for the island nation. The number of tourists visiting Jamaica has grown every year since 2002.
Bartlett explains Jamaica is the most connected destination in the Caribbean, with travelers coming to visit from almost everywhere. Jamaica would like to increase the number of tourists it welcomes from Asia.
Bartlett says Jamaica is embracing experiential elements for tourists such as food, art, entertainment, and more. Bartlett notes there hasn't been one case of the Zika virus in Jamaica in the past two years.
A majority of Americans support higher pay for auto workers who are on strike against Detroit's Big Three carmakers, although approval of the workers' other demands is more mixed, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
The ongoing United Auto Workers strike expanded Thursday in a major blow to Ford as the union ordered 8700 workers to walk off the job at the automaker giant's largest plant.
A retired bank official testified that former president Donald Trump obtained hundreds of millions of dollars in loans based on financial statements that have since been deemed fraudulent.
