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Seville Great House and Heritage Park in St Ann

Opportunities for Heritage Tourism in Jamaica

The managers of two historical sites are trying to cash in on the benefits that can accrue from heritage tourism initiatives. Improvements are taking place at the Seville Great House and Heritage Park in St Ann and the Good Hope...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left); Mayor of Montego Bay, His Worship Homer Davis (2nd left); and Special Advisor to Minister of Culture, Gender Affairs, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, Ali McNab were among the large audience at the IRIE FM Lifetime Achievement Ceremony honouring Jimmy Cliff, held in Somerton, St. James, on February 12.

Harder They Come a Jamaican Classic

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), admires the life-size sculpture of reggae icon Bob Marley, which is mounted on the grounds of the Trench Town Culture Yard Museum. Occasion was a tour of the Trench Town community in Kingston on February 23. At right is sculptor and Head of 360 Recycle Manufacturing, Scheed Cole.

Tourism Minister to Advance MOU with Online Accommodation Company

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), in discussion with Acting Executive Director, Tourism Product Development Company, Joy Roberts (right), during the presentation of the 2016 Tourism Service Excellence Programme (TSEP) semi-finalists at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, yesterday (February 21). At left is Junior Advisor to the Minister, Giselle Jones.

Work Advanced to Establish Jamaica Centre for Tourism and Innovation

Jamaica Could Benefit Substantially from UNWTO Conference

9 years ago Tourism

Jamaica Achieves Milestone in UNWTO

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says Jamaica is the only country in the world that has the distinction of chairing both executive bodies of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). Mr. Bartlett told JIS News that he is currently the Chairman of the Board of Affiliates in the UNWTO and that former Tourism Minister, Dr. Wykeham McNeill, chaired...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses a ceremony for the official opening of the Royal Decameron Cornwall Beach Resort in Montego Bay, St. James on Saturday (February 18).

9 years ago Tourism

Millions to be Spent on Redevelopment of Mobay Hip Strip

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says a major redevelopment project is being planned for the popular Montego Bay Hip Strip located along Gloucester and Kent Avenues. Speaking during a ceremony to officially open the Royal Decameron Cornwall Beach Resort in Montego Bay, St. James on Saturday (February 18), Mr. Bartlett said the reconfiguration of the Hip Strip will begin with...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (fourth left, head table) and representatives of several government ministries and agencies, as well as key private-sector groups and companies, discuss plans for the upcoming United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Global Conference, to be held from November 27 to 29, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in St. James. The meeting was held on February 17 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre.

9 years ago Tourism

Jamaica to Host Biggest Conference in Region Come November

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the United Nations World Tourism Conference (UNWTO), to be held in Jamaica in November, will be the biggest the country and the region have ever seen. He said heads of the two largest cruise companies – Royal Caribbean Cruise Line and Carnival Cruise Line – have now expressed an interest in participating, giving...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Andrew Holness (right) speaks with (from left): Montego Bay’s Mayor, Councillor Homar Davis; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; and Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, at the official opening of the Royal DeCameron Cornwall Beach Resort in Montego Bay, St. James on Saturday February 18. In the background is the wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness.

9 years ago Prime MinisterTourism

Montego Bay must be Prepared for Tourism Growth over Next 50 Years – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says a comprehensive development and upgrading of Montego Bay’s infrastructure must take place in order for the city to take advantage of the tourism opportunities that will come on stream over the next 50 years. Addressing the official opening of the Royal DeCameron Cornwall Beach resort in Montego Bay, St. James on Saturday...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), is joined by Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (2nd left); and President of the DeCameron Hotel group,
Fabio Villegas (2nd right) in cutting the ribbon to officially open the 146-room Royal DeCameron Cornwall Beach resort in Montego Bay on Saturday (February 18).
Looking on are wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (3rd left); and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right).

9 years ago Prime MinisterTourism

PM Opens 146-Room Royal Decameron Cornwall Beach

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Saturday (Feb. 18) officially opened the 146-room Royal DeCameron Cornwall Beach resort in Montego Bay, St. James, brining the company’s room count in Jamaica to 521. The new property adds to the 144 rooms at the Royal DeCameron Montego Bay and 231 at the Royal DeCameron Runaway Bay in St. Ann. The...

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

9 years ago Tourism

Major Increase in Hotel Rooms

There has been a major increase in hotel rooms over the past decade with the establishment, rebranding and expansion of several properties. “Investment in tourism in Jamaica has grown significantly over the last 20 years and certainly in the last ten years we have had well in excess of US$1 billion of investment in new and refurbished hotels,” Tourism Minister,...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, highlights the importance of the tourism pillars at a recent ministerial briefing for diplomats at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

9 years ago Tourism

Tourism Pillars will Create Opportunities – Minister

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the implementation of the five pillars of tourism growth and networks will further diversify the country’s tourism offerings, create business opportunities and increase the use of local goods and services within the sector. “We have put together a strategy for growth that calls for five pillars which relate to new products, new markets,...