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...

Public and private-sector personnel are scheduled to participate in a training exercise later this month, aimed at boosting Jamaica’s terrorism preparedness and response. The two-day tabletop exercise (TTX) is being sponsored by the British High Commission in conjunction with the Financial Investigations Division (FID). TTXs involve key personnel discussing simulated scenarios in an informal setting. They can be used to...

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, is encouraging members of the diaspora to look at investing in critical sectors of Jamaica’s economy. These include: health and wellness services, manufacturing, agribusiness, energy, mining, logistics, financial services, and the creative industries. The Minister was delivering the keynote address at the Jamaica Diaspora North East United States Talawah Awards...