Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the significant drop in violence in schools has resulted from the safety and security initiative that he implemented for schools. According to the Prime Minister, the Security and Safety in Schools Programme, which was implemented while he was Minister of Education, has provided the institutions with the capacity to tackle social ills,...

The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) is to revamp its marketing strategies, to ensure that Jamaica achieves its growth targets in the tourism sector. Making his contribution to the 2016/17 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 14,  Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, informed that the JTB will be reformulating its approach to capitalise on the new opportunities presented...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the recently commissioned Tourism Demand Study has been useful in providing the empirical data to allow for effective planning and identification of goods and services in the tourism sector. Making his contribution to  the 2016/17 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on June 14, the Minister said the study indicates that there...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sandals Resorts International, Adam Stewart, will chair the Tourism Linkages Council. Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the mandate is to take the sector further on the growth pathway. He also noted that Mr. Stewart, who is First Vice-President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), has been charged with the responsibility to...

Director of Tourism, Paul Pennicook, says Jamaica is fortunate to be part of an era when social media offers the optimum platform to reach consumers consistently, effectively and affordably. Addressing the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) annual general meeting at the Sandals Ochi Beach Resort, in St. Ann on June 11, Mr. Pennicook said with the advent of the...

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says there is a need for more blood donors, in order for the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) to reach its target of 35,000 units. He pointed out that when the target was set last year, 28,869 units of blood were collected, approximately 6,131 units short. The Minister was speaking at a blood...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says security of humanity must be the duty of all, even as he condemns the killing of 49 persons in the United States (US) last weekend. The Prime Minister, who was making his first public presentation since the attack on Sunday (June 12), on a nightclub in the US, where another 53 persons...