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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), addresses participants at the annual summer football camp for wards of the State, at the SOS Children’s Village in Montego Bay, on August 5. The camp was staged by the Rose Hall Development Company. Others (from second left) are Rose Hall Development’s Directors, Michelle Rollins and Marc Rollins.
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), addresses participants at the annual summer football camp for wards of the State, at the SOS Children’s Village in Montego Bay, on August 5. The camp was staged by the Rose Hall Development Company. Others (from second left) are Rose Hall Development’s Directors, Michelle Rollins and Marc Rollins.

Rose Hall Development Company Lauded for Staging Football Camp

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has lauded the management of Rose Hall Development Company for staging the annual summer football camp for wards of the State at the SOS Children’s Village, in Barrett Town, St. James. The one-week camp ended...
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.

Marketing Jamaica in Rio Top Priority
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.

Record Arrivals in July
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett speaking recently in Montego Bay where he announced the establishment of a special team, headed by Promoter Kamal Bankie, which has been mandated to craft a policy for Jamaica’s entertainment industry.
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett speaking recently in Montego Bay where he announced the establishment of a special team, headed by Promoter Kamal Bankie, which has been mandated to craft a policy for Jamaica’s entertainment industry.

Minister Bartlett Wants Entertainment Policy for Tourism Sector
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmond Bartlett (right), and Canadian Senator, Don Meredith (left), enjoy coconut water at the 64th staging of the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show held in May Pen, Clarendon, on Sunday, (July 31). Looking on is Field Officer at the Coconut Industry Board (CIB), Lydia Tucker (centre).
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmond Bartlett (right), and Canadian Senator, Don Meredith (left), enjoy coconut water at the 64th staging of the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show held in May Pen, Clarendon, on Sunday, (July 31). Looking on is Field Officer at the Coconut Industry Board (CIB), Lydia Tucker (centre).

Jamaica on Course to Exceed 3.7 Million Visitors – Farmers Encouraged to Increase Production

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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre) symbolically breaks grounds for the establishment of Jamaica’s first Hard Rock Café, at the former Seawind Club in Montego Freeport, on Friday, July 29. Minister Bartlett is joined by (from left) Montego Bay’s Mayor, Glendon Harris; Chief Operating Officer, (COO) of Rockin’ Restaurant Group, Andre Dixon; President of the American Chamber of Commerce, Ronald McKay; and General Manager of Secrets Resort, Emilio Huhn. The facility is being established on the property of Secrets Resorts and is expected to come on stream in November of this year.
Tourism

Tourism Minister Breaks Ground for International Restaurant Chain

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett recently (July 29) broke ground in Montego Freeport for the establishment of Jamaica’s first Hard Rock Café, an international chain of theme restaurants. The US$2-Million facility, which is being spearheaded by businessman André Dixon, will be located at the former Seawind Beach Club on the Secrets Resorts property. The 400-seat café is scheduled to come...
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (6th left) is joined by Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) Executive Director, Clyde Harrison (6th right), in perusing configurations on two of the nine fogging machines that were donated to the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) by the Ministry. The presentation was made at the St. James Health Centre in Montego Bay on July 29. Looking on are representatives of the WRHA and St. James Health Department.
Health & WellnessTourism

Western Regional Health Authority Gets Fogging Machines

The Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) has received nine fogging machines from the Ministry of Tourism valued at $21 million. These will be used in vector control operations in Westmoreland, Hanover, St. James and Trelawny. The machines, which were funded by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), were presented by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, to WRHA Chairman, Tony Hart, at...
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A section of the old Hampden wharf in Falmouth, Trelawny, which is to be developed into Jamaica’s first artisan village by the Ministry of Tourism.
Tourism

$1B Artisan Village to be Built in Falmouth

The Government plans to spend just over $1billion to develop the old Hampden wharf in Falmouth, Trelawny, into an artisan village. The village will feature 300 shops where craft and other indigenous products are sold, as well as an area to facilitate the production of these items by local artisans. It will be the first to be constructed locally and...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), greets General Manager, Altamont Court Hotel, Christopher Jarrett (centre), while hotelier, Kevin Hendrickson, looks on. The occasion was a meeting with tourism investment partners at the Office of the Prime Minister on July 28.
Prime MinisterTourism

Gov’t Committed to Tourism – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has assured local and international tourism investors of the Government’s support for the continued development of the sector. He noted that tourism is a key part of the national growth strategy and is a priority area of focus. “Tourism, being such a major part of our Gross Domestic Product (GDP), would be the...
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The Hon. Senator Ruel Reid, CD, Minister of Education, Youth and Information.
InformationOffice of the Prime MinisterTourism

Cabinet Approves Sale of Land for Hotel Project

Cabinet has approved the sale of 96 ½ acres of land at Success Estate in Rose Hall,  St. James, to Celebration Jamaica Development Limited for US$40.1 million for an integrated resort development project. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, informed that the lands, known as Northern Estate, are owned by the Urban Development Corporation (UDC)....
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), is in light conversation with the General Manager of Half Moon Hotel in Rose Hall, Sandro Fabris and his wife, Doris, in the Jamaica Tourism Board (JTB) booth. The occasion was Saturday night’s (July 23) staging of Reggae Sumfest 2016 at the Catherine Hall Entertainment Centre in Montego Bay.
Tourism

Tourism Ministry Looking to Use Entertainment to Attract More Visitors

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the Ministry is looking to establish Jamaica as a major destination for entertainment. Speaking to JIS News during Reggae Sumfest’s ‘Reggae Night’ at the Catherine Hall Entertainment Centre in Montego Bay on Saturday (July 23), Minister Bartlett said the aim is to promote the island as the premier location for guaranteed quality entertainment year-round....
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Tourism Minister, Hon Edmund Bartlett, examines craft items on display at the Falmouth Cruise Ship Pier during his tour of the Falmouth development projects on July 21.
Tourism

Tourism Minister Looks to China to Boost Earnings

As the Ministry of Tourism seeks to boost earnings from the cruise ship subsector by 2021, portfolio Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the Government will be looking to the Chinese market to help achieve this. “In September I am going to China, and we are going to talk about the possibility of having Chinese cruise emanating from within our area...
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