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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), cuts the ribbon to officially open the US$6.5-million R Hotel in New Kingston on June 6. Sharing the moment (from left) are Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw; Director, R Hotel, Josef Bogdanovich; Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett; Director, R Hotel, Evan Williams; and Opposition Spokesperson on Tourism, Dr. Wykeham McNeill.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), cuts the ribbon to officially open the US$6.5-million R Hotel in New Kingston on June 6. Sharing the moment (from left) are Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw; Director, R Hotel, Josef Bogdanovich; Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett; Director, R Hotel, Evan Williams; and Opposition Spokesperson on Tourism, Dr. Wykeham McNeill.

PM Says Opening of New Hotel in Kingston Will Impact Economy

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the opening of the US$6.5-million R Hotel in New Kingston will have an immediate impact on the overall economy of the country. “A venture such as this one brings with it job...
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), in discussion with former United States President, Bill Clinton, at a Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Action Network meeting on Post-Disaster Recovery, in the United States Virgin Islands on June 3.
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), in discussion with former United States President, Bill Clinton, at a Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Action Network meeting on Post-Disaster Recovery, in the United States Virgin Islands on June 3.

Caribbean Focused on Building Resilience in Tourism – Minister Bartlett
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), in discussion with former United States President, Bill Clinton, at a Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Action Network meeting on Post-Disaster Recovery, in the United States Virgin Islands on June 3.
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), in discussion with former United States President, Bill Clinton, at a Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Action Network meeting on Post-Disaster Recovery, in the United States Virgin Islands on June 3.

Tourism Minister Warns of Invisible Threats Associated with Electronic Activities
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett in the House of Representatives on May 22
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett in the House of Representatives on May 22

Debate Begins on Tourism Workers Pension Bill
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, greeting students Ryan Hines (seated, left) and Tyreese Chambers of Holland High School in Trelawny, during an event at Royalton Resorts in Trelawny on May 8. Both students are enrolled in the Hospitality and Tourism Management Programme (HTMP) at the secondary institution.
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, greeting students Ryan Hines (seated, left) and Tyreese Chambers of Holland High School in Trelawny, during an event at Royalton Resorts in Trelawny on May 8. Both students are enrolled in the Hospitality and Tourism Management Programme (HTMP) at the secondary institution.

Tourism Industry to Benefit from HTMP

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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second right), speaking with the development team for the Hampden Wharf Development Project, during a tour of the projec site in Falmouth, Trelawny, recently. From left are: Architect at Apec Consultants Ltd, Christopher Shaw; Director of Project at the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Johan Rampair; Executive Director of the TEF, Dr. Carey Wallace; and Director of Craft Development Institute in Falmouth, Carol Rose-Brown.
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Gov’t Looks to Enhance Tourism in Lucea

The Government has set sights on Lucea in Hanover as it looks to develop the resort centres across the island. “Lucea is very much on our radar, and the Lucea port is very important,” said Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, during a recent tour of the US$5.7-million Hampden Wharf Development Project in Falmouth, Trelawny. “The Prime Minister and I...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), greets Bartender of the year 2018, Gossett Brown Jr, during the Tourism Linkages Network’s chef workshop at the Liguanea Club in New Kingston on May 9. At right is Executive Director, Tourism Enhancement Fund, Dr. Carey Wallace. The workshop was held for junior culinary Ambassadors and select members of the Culinary Federation of Jamaica before they depart the island to compete in the annual Taste of the Caribbean competition in Miami in June.
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PHOTOS: Minister Bartlett at Tourism Linkages Network Chef Workshop

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), greets Bartender of the year 2018, Gossett Brown Jr, during the Tourism Linkages Network’s chef workshop at the Liguanea Club in New Kingston on May 9. At right is Executive Director, Tourism Enhancement Fund, Dr. Carey Wallace. The workshop was held for junior culinary Ambassadors and select members of the Culinary Federation of...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second left), along with (from left) Director of Projects at the Tourism Enhancement Fund, Johan Rampair; Director of Craft Development Institute in Falmouth, Carol Rose-Brown; and Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace, undertakes a tour of the Hampden Wharf Development site in Falmouth, Trelawny, on May 8.
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Artisan Village to be Ready in Time for 2019/20 Winter Tourist Season

Jamaica’s first artisan village, which forms part of the US$5.7-million Hampden Wharf Development Project in Falmouth, Trelawny, will be ready in time for the 2019/20 winter tourist season. Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, made the announcement following a tour of the site on May 8. He informed that work on the village is more than 75 per cent complete. “We...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, makes his contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on April 30. The theme of the Minister
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$750 Million Disbursed to 35 SMTEs

Approximately $750 million has, to date, been disbursed to 35 small and medium tourism enterprises (SMTEs), under the National Export-Import (EXIM) Bank’s revolving loan scheme. The businesses were selected from 51 completed applications totalling $941.1 million that the Bank received up to November 2018, Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett has said. He was making his 2019/20 Sectoral Debate presentation in...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, speaking at the post-Sectoral press briefing in the Banquet Hall, Jamaica House on Wednesday (May 1).
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Tourism Minister Welcomes States of Emergency in Western Parishes

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has welcomed the States of Public Emergency (SOEs) that have been imposed in the western parishes of St. James, Hanover and Westmoreland. Speaking at a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on Wednesday (May 1), Mr. Bartlett said the enhanced security measures are aimed at further securing the integrity of the destination. He noted...
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Comprehensive Programme to Re-Image Jamaica as a Destination

Permanent Secretary in the Tourism Ministry, Jennifer Griffith, has been selected to lead a team of stakeholders to develop a comprehensive programme for re-imaging Jamaica as a destination. Making his 2019/20 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on April 30, Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, said the stakeholders will consist of experienced and skilled public and private individuals....
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