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Youth and Culture Minister, Hon. Lisa Hanna, has announced plans for the establishment of a Cultural and Creative Industries Commission. She explained that, in so doing, the administration is moving to create the framework which will position the cultural and creative industries among the leading sectors generating foreign exchange earnings for Jamaica. The Minister was delivering her presentation in the...

A sum of $70 million has been allocated for the staging of Independence Grand Gala, Jamaica 50 Edition, at the National Stadium on August 6. This was disclosed by Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, during her contribution to the 2012/13 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on July 3. She informed that Cabinet has approved the...

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, says there is adequate airlift in place for the summer and fall months, which will enable the country to achieve and even surpass growth targets. “If the performance of May and June are anything to go by, we should be having a good summer,” he said on July 3, in his...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) has launched an HIV in the Workplace Public Education campaign, aimed at sensitising employers of the need to adopt policies on HIV and AIDS. The initiative being undertaken by the Occupational HIV Unit in the Ministry’s Safety and Health Department, falls under the United States President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR),...

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, has announced plans for the establishment of a five-year strategic programme, to guide how  Jamaica’s tourism product is funded. Making his contribution to the 2012/13 Sectoral Debate in Gordon House on July 3, the Minister informed that he has charged the new Chairman and new Board of the Tourism Enhancement Fund...

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Dr. the Hon. Wykeham McNeill, is reporting US$1.12 billion in gross foreign exchange earnings from tourism for the first six months of the year. The Minister, who made the disclosure during his Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on July 3,noted that the figure represents a 4.2 per cent increase over the same...

The Government is working to ease travel restrictions, particularly visa requirements, for visitors from new and emerging markets entering the island. This was announced by Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, while making his contribution to the 2012/13 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on July 3. “We are working with the Ministry of National Security...

The Ministry of Education has recruited some 16 additional specialist Spanish teachers from the Republic of Cuba for placement in a number of primary, secondary and tertiary institutions for the 2012/13 academic year, which begins in September. The teachers are scheduled to arrive in August. The recruitment has been facilitated by the renewal of the 16-year bilateral agreement on education...

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, says efforts to improve efficiency at the nation’s airports are underway. He explained that a five-prong approach will be taken, which include providing new computers and relevant software to help enhance the airports border management control systems, to improve the flow of traffic. Making his contribution to the 2012/13 Sectoral Debate...

The local tourism product is set to receive a boost with the addition of more than 2,000 new rooms. Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, made the disclosure on July 3, during his Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives. He said that the investments will provide “well-needed employment”. Outlining some of the projects, he informed that...

In an effort to attract more tourists to the island, the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) is in the process of developing a new advertising campaign for destination Jamaica. For this campaign, the JTB is working with advertising and marketing agency, DraftFCB, to undertake the initiative. Making his contribution to the 2012/13 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on July...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, has informed that the headquarters of the Jamaica 50 celebrations, the Golden Jubilee Village, will be established at the Independence Park Complex, Kingston. “The National Indoor Sports Centre will be converted into a ‘Performance Centre’ that will house all of the Independence national events produced by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC)...