The National Cruise Council has been given the mandate of growing the local cruise-shipping industry, to ensure sustainable growth and development of the sector. The charge was given by Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, during a meeting of the Council on October 27, at the Ministry’s New Kingston Offices. Mr. Bartlett said the cruise industry is poised for growth...

A Summit of Caribbean Tourism Ministers will highlight this year’s staging of the Tourism Outlook Seminar slated for December 6 to 8 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre. The three-day event is being jointly hosted by the Ministry of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) and United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), under the theme – ‘Tourism: Navigating Global Challenges for...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says plans are under way to market brand Jamaica in the Republic of Armenia. “We were able to establish a new partner in Armenia that now will be selling destination Jamaica with Qatar Airlines to bring new arrivals into the country,” he informed. Mr. Bartlett, who was speaking at a recent press conference held...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, has welcomed upgrading works being undertaken by the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) in resort town Ocho Rios, noting that the projects will boost tourism and create employment. “I am all about employment and what is in the best interest of the people,” said Mrs. Robinson who is also the Member...

The resort town of Ocho Rios in St. Ann is to benefit from an additional $286 million of Government expenditure to undertake further infrastructural developments over the next six months. Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, who made the announcement, said the engagements will include the construction of a boardwalk from the Ocho Rios Pier to the Ocean Village Shopping Centre...

The Reynolds Pier in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, is to be renovated by the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) at a cost of $230 million. This undertaking forms part of what the PAJ’s Project Manager, Christopher Hamilton, says are plans to reposition Jamaica as the Caribbean’s premier cruise destination. He made the disclosure during a recent interview with JIS News....

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says 750 new hotel rooms will be constructed in Trelawny. “We are close to signing off on all the paperwork and all the permits,” the Minister said, while speaking at a function at the Melia Braco Resort in Trelawny, on October 16. The Minister also noted that during the winter season, construction will commence...