Beijing highway: $600m road just the start of China's investments in Caribbean

Road connecting north and south Jamaica will be lined with luxury hotels and is China's largest investment in the Caribbean - but not for much longer

Stretching some 67 km (41.6 miles) north to south across Jamaica, the $600m four-lane highway skirts around a mountain and will eventually be lined with luxury hotels, restaurants and bars.

Nicknamed the "Beijing highway" - after the Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt reportedly turned down a chance for the road to carry his name - the state-of-the-art tolled carriageway is the most striking sign that the Chinese treasure ship has arrived in the Caribbean.