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The Montego Bay Convention Centre, where the United Nations World Tourism Organization conference will be held November 27-29.

Montego Bay Convention Centre Ready for UNWTO Conference

When Jamaica welcomes the international community for the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) conference later this month, the spotlight will be on the Montego Bay Convention Centre, which is the host venue for the event. The Convention Centre’s Director...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), congratulates Project Coordinator at the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Carol Rose Brown, for doing stellar work during the establishment phase of the Jamaica Centre of Tourism Innovation (JCTI), during his presentation at the launch of the organisation on November 1 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James.

Tourism Minister Outlines Significance of JCTI

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, arrives for the official opening of the GWest Medical Centre in Fairview, Montego Bay, on November 2. The Prime Minister delivered the keynote address.

PM Says Country Well Positioned to Capitalise on Health and Wellness Tourism

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, gives details on the UNWTO, Government of Jamaica, World Bank Group and Inter-American Development Bank Global Conference on ‘Jobs and Inclusive Growth: Partnerships for Sustainable Tourism’ to be held from November 27 to 29 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on November 1.

Hundreds from around the World to Attend Tourism Conference in Mobay

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, gives an update during a press briefing at the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce office on October 31 regarding the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Government of Jamaica, World Bank Group and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Global Conference on sustainable tourism, which is set for November 27 to 29.

Jamaica to Cement Place as Global Conference Destination

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. (FILE)

9 years ago Tourism

Falmouth Poised to Become a Model Regional Cruise Shipping Port

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the Port of Falmouth in Trelawny is poised to become a model regional cruise shipping destination, noting that this augurs well for Jamaica’s industry to exponentially record additional growth. Mr. Bartlett said, to date, the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) has spent approximately $190 million to undertake projects in town, inclusive of renovation of the...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (third left), shares in conversation with (from left) Chairman of the National Carnival in Jamaica Stakeholders Committee, Kamal Bankay; Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange; and Acting Director of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board, Donnie Dawson. They were at the launch of Carnival in Jamaica 2018 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston, on October 19.

9 years ago CultureEntertainmentTourism

Entertainment a Major Source of Growth – Grange

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the Government is reinforcing entertainment in Jamaica as a major source of growth and development. She noted that Reggae Month and Jamaica Carnival are two major projects under the rubric of festival tourism that will be strengthened in the upcoming year. She was speaking at the launch of Carnival...

: Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson (left), presents Chairman of the Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC), Metry Seaga, with his Certificate of Induction as a Productivity Ambassador, at the Productivity and Continuous Improvement Conference held at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on October 19.

9 years ago InformationTourismYouth

Productivity Ambassadors Named

Several Board members of the Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC) and leaders from the private sector were named Productivity Ambassadors at the JPC Productivity and Continuous Improvement Conference, held today (October 19) at The Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston. Among the Board members are its Chairman, Metry Seaga; Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Trade Board, Douglas Webster; Chief Technical Director...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), converses with Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Extension Officer, Tadj Barclay (centre), while RADA Livestock Officer, Peta-Gaye Watson, looks on. The occasion was an economic opportunities workshop held on October 18 at Morant Villas in St. Thomas.

9 years ago CultureEducationTourismYouth

Grant Funding for Youth to Establish Small Businesses in Blue and John Crow Mountains

The Government is providing grant funding of $1 million to youth, to establish small businesses in the Blue and John Crow Mountains. Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the provision, which will target young people aged 18 to 35 years, aims to stimulate their empowerment. “We are insisting that the businesses demonstrate the use of Jamaican...

Members of the Spot Valley High School Marching Band from St. James, leading a procession around the town of Falmouth in Trelawny, during the Tourism Ministry’s ‘Falmouth Invasion’ sensitization exposition and concert in February.

9 years ago CultureTourism

Falmouth Heritage Expo to Be Held On October 18

The ‘Preservation of the Built Heritage’ will be the focus of the inaugural staging of the Falmouth Heritage Expo slated for October 18 at Water Square, in Trelawny. The heritage expo aims to boost civic pride in Falmouth, by highlighting its rich historical heritage and the noted Georgian architecture. The event is also intended to foster a civic-minded community that...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), addresses the International Monetary Fund (IMF)/World Bank forum on the ‘Tourism Industry and Pandemics’, at the World Bank headquarters in Washington, D.C., on October 13. Others (from second left) are: Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw and Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams.

9 years ago Health & WellnessTourism

Tourism Minister Says Countries Can No Longer Ignore Threat of Pandemics

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says countries can no longer ignore the imminent threat of pandemics, as world tourism could face a myriad of global challenges in the event of such occurrences. Addressing an International Monetary Fund (IMF)/World Bank forum on the ‘Tourism Industry and Pandemics’, at the World Bank headquarters in Washington, D.C., on October 13, Mr. Bartlett...

Senior Director of Technical Service in the Ministry of Tourism, David Dobson, addressing a Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Dialogue for Development Lecture Series at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on October 12.

9 years ago EnvironmentTourism

Senior Director in the Tourism Ministry Calls for Responsible and Sustainable Tourism

Senior Director of Technical Service in the Ministry of Tourism, David Dobson, says Jamaica and other tourism-dependent countries must consistently evaluate the industry’s economic, environmental and social impact globally to ensure the sector remains sustainable and relevant. Mr. Dobson, who described this as “responsible tourism”, said this approach would serve to minimize negative environmental and impacts, while generating greater economic...