The Government is moving quickly to respond to the housing needs of the large number of workers who are flocking to the resort areas in search of the growing tourism-related opportunities, says Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. Mr. Bartlett, who was speaking at a Town Hall meeting at the Harmony Beach Park in Montego Bay, St. James, on August...

With the recent installation of community Wi-Fi in Mavis Bank, St. Andrew, residents are being urged to utilise the technology to tap into certain lucrative opportunities such as the online home-rental platform, Airbnb. Speaking during the recent launch of the service, Deputy Speaker for the House of Representatives and St. Andrew East Rural Member of Parliament, the Most Hon. Juliet...

Fifteen-year-old Deja Bremmer was the toast of The Manning’s School, Westmorland, on August 21, after winning the Junior Minister of Tourism Competition in an all-female showdown at the Sandals Royal Plantation in Ocho Rios, St. Ann. Deja will now go on to represent Jamaica at the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Youth Congress in Turks & Caicos, in October. She defeated...

Director of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board, Donovan White, says Jamaica is experiencing a surge in business travel, which is on its way back to pre-COVID levels. He informed that the country’s meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions (MICE) sector is on the rise. MICE tourism refers to business-related events that are planned, and professionals from the related sector are brought together...

Adoption of the Blue Ocean Strategy has the potential to revolutionise Jamaica's tourism industry in ways that will differentiate the island from its regional competitors, says Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. He said that implementation of the strategy will not only stimulate economic growth by attracting new investments and increasing visitor spending but will, in turn, create employment opportunities...

More than 1,100 students gained employment under the 2023 Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) Summer Internship Programme (SIP). Speaking during a media briefing on Thursday (August 17) at the Most Hon. Edward Seaga Suite, Devon House, St. Andrew, Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, said, “The Summer Internship Programme that TEF has been managing has reached a new high in 2023.”...

Another phase of the $41-million Treasure Beach Drainage Improvement Project in St. Elizabeth has been completed. The project, which was undertaken by the National Works Agency (NWA), aims to ensure that excess storm-water flows from the Great Pond will enter the Caribbean Sea. Speaking to JIS News following a recent tour of the area, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining...

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says he is pleased with the upgrading and modernisation of the Sangster International Airport (SIA) in Montego Bay, St. James. A master plan airport expansion programme is being undertaken at the facility at a cost of approximately US$140 million. The engagement includes runway extension and civil infrastructure works as well...

Approximately 1,000 books have been donated to 10 schools in western Jamaica by United States (US) entity, Blue World Travel Corp. Among the beneficiary institutions are the Montego Bay Infant School, Green Pond Primary and Infant School, Pisgah Primary and Infant School, Albion Primary School, Cambridge Infant School, Falmouth Infant School, Niagara Primary School, and Retrieve Primary School. The books...