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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, says the current trend of digitalisation means countries now have to be mindful of not only tangible threats, but also the growing invisible threats associated with electronic activities. The Minister, who is participating in...
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
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.
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.

Gov’t Looks to Enhance Tourism in Lucea
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.
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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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
Sectoral Debate 2019/2020Tourism

$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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Tourism

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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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
Sectoral Debate 2019/2020Tourism

1.7 Million Visitors in Four Months

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says Jamaica experienced the best winter season in its history, welcoming, in the first four months of the year, 1.7 million visitors, who spent US$1.25 billion. “In the first four months of the year, we have had double-digit growth every single month from January to April 30,” he said. Mr. Bartlett was making his...
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Runners line up for the start of the 2018 MoBay City Run in front of the Old Hospital Park, Montego Bay, St. James.
Tourism

Tourism Minister says Mobay City Run an Important Marketing Tool

With health and wellness tourism now a trillion-dollar business worldwide, events such as the MoBay City Run represent an important marketing tool for Jamaica, according to Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. Speaking to JIS News in a recent interview, Mr. Bartlett said that it is hardly a secret anymore that many travellers have been actively seeking out destinations that have...
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