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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

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that for tourism to maximise its full potential, the sector must continue to embrace a culture of inclusion where employees feel that they have a valuable stake in its growth and development....

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).

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

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (third left), presents the organisation award in the Tourism Service Excellence Awards (TSEA), to Director of Brand and Communications at Half Moon Hotel in St. James, Laura Redpath, while Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Dr. Andrew Spencer, shares the moment. At right is individual champion and Training Manager at Half Moon Hotel, Conroy Thompson. The TSEA awards ceremony was held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James on Saturday (March 30).

Record Arrivals, Earnings for Winter Season

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.

Discussions Advanced for Filming of Bond Movie

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

7 years ago Tourism

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.

7 years ago Tourism

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).

7 years ago Tourism

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.

7 years ago Tourism

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...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, emphasises a point while addressing a ceremony to announce the 2018 Tourism Service Excellence Awards (TSEA) finalists, at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (March 12).

7 years ago Tourism

Tourism on Track to Become Fastest Growing Sector

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the local industry is on track to become Jamaica’s fastest growing economic engagement. This, he said, is based on the sector’s significant inflows to the gross domestic product (GDP), and on the fact that its contribution, in the last two and a half years in particular, “has grown faster than every industry in the...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), shares pleasantries with Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) Executive Director, Dr. Andrew Spencer (left), and Director General in the Tourism Ministry, Carole Guntley, during a ceremony to announce the 2018 Tourism Service Excellence Awards finalists, at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston, on Tuesday (March 12).

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Government and UWI Discuss Further Training for Tourism Workers

The Government is in discussion with the University of the West Indies (UWI) regarding potential training options that can be explored and initiated to further boost the competence of tourism workers. Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, who is leading the discussions on behalf of the Government, said it is anticipated that the outcome of the talks “will take us into...

7 years ago Tourism

Tourism Pension Scheme to be Completed Shortly

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says work on the proposed Tourism Workers’ Pension Scheme is expected to be completed shortly. “We are hopeful that [by] the end of this week, we will have sign-off by the Attorney General, so that we can be in a position to go to Cabinet with the draft legislation and, hopefully, I can table it…...