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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).

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...

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's presentation was 'Reimagining Tourism for Inclusive Growth and Prosperity'. At left is Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck.

1.7 Million Visitors in Four Months

Runners line up for the start of the 2018 MoBay City Run in front of the Old Hospital Park, Montego Bay, St. James.

Tourism Minister says Mobay City Run an Important Marketing Tool

PHOTO: Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett at the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives

Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) President, Omar Robinson.

Hotel Interests in Full Support of SOEs

7 years ago 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....

7 years ago Sectoral Debate 2019/2020Tourism

Action Plan Developed to Protect and Grow Tourism

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has announced that an action plan has been developed that includes the establishment of an Academic Chair on Resilience and Crisis Management at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona. The plan also contains a compendium of best practices for global crisis management; an academic journal and resilience barometer to measure the level...

7 years ago Sectoral Debate 2019/2020Tourism

12,000 New Hotel Rooms Over Five Years

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says that over the next five years, Jamaicans and tourists can expect to see 12,000 new rooms being added to the country’s tourism industry. Speaking in the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on April 30, the Minister said these will include a US$250-million investment to build 1,000 rooms in Trelawny; US$500...

7 years ago Sectoral Debate 2019/2020Tourism

$200 Million Spent to Upgrade Beaches

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the Government has spent $200 million in recent times to upgrade various beach facilities across the island, under the Beach Development Programme, in partnership with the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF). He said these beaches include the Mount Salem Beach in St. Ann, at a cost of $26 million; Marking Stone Beach in St....

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second left), shares a joke with Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), at a meeting with Christopher Blackwell, Businessman (left), at Golden Eye in Oracabessa, St. Mary, on April 25. At second right is Strategic Adviser in the Tourism Ministry, Delano Seiveright.

7 years ago Tourism

Stakeholders Say Filming of Bond Movie Will be Major Boost for Tourism

Buoyed by the positive feedback emanating from news that the latest in the James Bond iconic franchise will be filmed in Jamaica, local officials and stakeholders are calling it “a massive publicity boost for the island”. “It’s not a stretch to say we get filmed all the time,” said Chief Strategist and Advisor in the Ministry of Tourism, Delano Seiveright....

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett

7 years ago Tourism

April Shaping Up to be a Good Month for Tourism

Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, says that April is shaping up to be another good month for visitor arrivals. “We are expecting this to be a huge month. April is trending at eight per cent (over the same period last year),” he told JIS News, noting that the numbers for Easter and Carnival are yet to be tabulated. He said...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (seated, fourth left), along with Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (seated, second right), affix their signatures to a joint venture agreement between the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) and the China-based Henan Fifth Construction Group, for the construction of 754 affordable units at Rhyne Park in St. James. The signing took place at Jamaica House on Wednesday (April 24). Also pictured (seated, from left) are Chairman of the HAJ, Norman Brown; Business Manager, Overseas Branch, Henan Fifth Construction Group, Qishan Liu; Lawyer, Win-Full Law Firm, Sun Liujin; and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. Overseeing the process (standing, from left) are HAJ Directors Fay Hutchinson and Silvester Tulloch; and Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister and Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Audrey Sewell.

7 years ago HousingTourism

754 Housing Units to be Built at Rhyne Park for Tourism Workers

Workers in the tourism industry will be the primary beneficiaries of the Rhyne Park Housing Development through which 754 affordable units will be provided. This project will be undertaken through a joint venture agreement between the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) and the China-based Henan Fifth Construction Group. Both parties signed the agreement for the undertaking during a ceremony at...