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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), in discussion with University of Technology (UTech) Deputy President, Professor Collin Gyles, while at an awards ceremony at UTech in St. Andrew on Tuesday (April 16) for the first cohort of the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival Volunteer Training Programme.

Jamaica Records Most Successful Winter Tourist Season

The 2018/19 Winter Tourist Season has emerged as Jamaica’s most successful based on earnings and visitor arrivals, Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has said. He notes that over the last three months of the season, which commenced on December 15,...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left); Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Audrey Sewell; and Chief Strategist in the Ministry of Tourism, Delano Seiveright, at the ceremony to break ground for the Amaterra Resort in Stewart Castle, Trelawny, on April 12.

Tourism Ministry to Stengthen Linkages with Other Sectors

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addressing the ceremony to break ground for the 800-room Amaterra Resort in Trelawny, on April 12.

Growth in Tourism Stimulates Investments

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, adresses the groundbreaking ceremony for the 800-room luxury Amaterra Resort in Stewart Castle, Trelawny on April 12.

Gov’t Committed to Ensuring that Workers Benefit from Tourism – PM

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Barlett (left), engages in a light discussion with (from right): Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney; Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Alando Terrelonge; Strategy and Development Executive, Main Event Entertainment Group Limited, Mellissa Tulloch; and Chief Executive Officer, Main Event Entertainment Group Limited, Solomon Sharpe, during the official launch of the M-Academy at the Chinese Benevolent Association, Old Hope Road in St. Andrew, on April 11. M-Academy is a JSIF and Main Event Entertainment Group Limited partnership. The main objective of the initiative is to train persons in various aspects of event production.

$300 Million to Boost Community Tourism Activities

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre); and Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Dr. Andrew Spencer (fourth left), with resort area champions in the 2018 Tourism Service Excellence Awards (TSEA). The awards ceremony was held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on Saturday (March 30).

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Cabinet’s Legislation Committee to Discuss Tourism Workers’ Pension Scheme Wednesday

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the proposed Tourism Workers’ Pension Scheme will be discussed by the legislation committee of Cabinet on Wednesday (April 3). The Minister made the disclosure while addressing the Tourism Service Excellence Awards (TSEA) held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St James on Saturday (March 30). The pension scheme is designed to provide...

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Record Arrivals, Earnings for Winter Season

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says that the sector is projected to see record numbers in arrivals and earnings for the 2018/2019 winter tourist season, which runs from December to April. He said that total arrivals is estimated at 1.5 million, with stopover visitors accounting for 900,000, which is the highest figure for a single winter season. Minister Bartlett...

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Discussions Advanced for Filming of Bond Movie

The Government will be meeting with the producers of the 25th James Bond movie in England next week, with a view to having some parts filmed in Jamaica. Speaking to JIS News, Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, confirmed that he and Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, will be travelling to Pinewood Studios to meet with Barbara...

Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) Technical Services Director, Rosemarie Brown, addressing a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.

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Housing Agency Undertaking Infrastructure Upgrading Project in Grange Pen, St. James

The Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) and Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) have partnered to undertake an infrastructure upgrading project in Grange Pen, Montego Bay, St. James. This was announced by the HAJ’s Technical Services Director, Rosemarie Brown, who indicated that the TEF has committed approximately $900 million in funding support. She was speaking during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS)...

Executive Director of Jamaica Vacations, Joy Roberts, in discussion with Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis, during the Team Jamaica and Montego Bay City Tour Guides graduation ceremony, held at the offices of the St. James Municipal Corporation, recently.

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JAMVAC Pushing for ‘Multi-Porting’

Executive Director of Jamaica Vacations Limited (JAMVAC), Joy Roberts, says there are plans to encourage ‘multi-porting’ in the local cruise sector, in order to boost the onshore experience of visitors. Speaking at the recent Team Jamaica and Montego Bay City Tour Guides graduation ceremony in Montego Bay, Ms. Roberts said this would mean that a cruise ship would “come to...

: Newly certified tour guides for Montego Bay show of their certificates following a graduation ceremony at the St. James Municipal Corporation on Wednesday (March 20). Sharing the moment are Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis (in back, second right), and representatives from the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCO), Jamaica Vacations and the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB).

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14 Newly Certified Tour Guides for Montego Bay

The resort city of Montego Bay now has 14 newly trained and certified tour guides. The 13 males and one female, who previously operated as unofficial tour guides in the tourism capital, recently completed a 12-day course covering elements of customer service as well as Montego Bay’s cultural, historical and contemporary heritage. The training was done under the Team Jamaica...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), engages with Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre) and Chief Executive Officer, National Rums of Jamaica, Winston Harrison, on day two of the Jamaica Rum Festival on Sunday (March 10) at Hope Gardens, St. Andrew.

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Tourism Ministry to Help Train 2,000 Bartenders

The Ministry of Tourism will be assisting with the training of some 2,000 bartenders in the next fiscal year to meet the demand by cruise lines and other entities. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the bartenders will help with the marketing of rums made in Jamaica. “This year, so far, we have trained 700 bartenders along with Appleton, and...