Persons interested in participating in the ‘Christmas in July’ trade show are invited to apply before the June 17, 2016 deadline. The application form is accessible at the Ministry of Tourism’s website at www.mot.gov.jm or its partners’ websites: www.jbdc.net; www.jma.com.jm and www.jamaicatradeandinvest.org. The event seeks to provide Jamaican producers of corporate gift and souvenir products with the opportunity to access a...

The Tourism Linkages Network is inviting persons specialising in locally manufactured hand crafted gifts, to participate in the 2016 renewal of ‘Christmas in July’. Head of the Network, Carolyn McDonald-Riley, told JIS News that the items being sought include those tailored for the tourism industry and corporate offices, among others. “The tourism industry uses gifts every day. We always have...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says he will be establishing management entities to run the affairs of the island’s resort areas. Speaking in an interview with JIS News while on a tour of Negril on Friday (May 27), Minister Bartlett said the entities, to be headed by resort managers, will be mandated to build and solidify the destination assurance of Jamaica’s...

The Ministry of Tourism is pushing ahead with plans to construct artisan villages in resort areas across the island. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the first facility will be built in Ocho Rios, with others to be established in Montego Bay, Falmouth, Port Antonio, and Negril over the next five years. The Minister, who unveiled the design for the...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says he is satisfied with the level of support which exists in the resort town of Negril to allow for its development. Speaking to JIS News following a tour of several sections of Negril on May 27, Mr. Bartlett said the visit by him and senior technocrats in the Ministry was a fact finding one...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says an additional $175 million is to be spent in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, to make the resort town more marketable and attractive to cruise ship and stopover visitors. Following a recent tour of the area, Mr. Bartlett said the town will be given a complete makeover. Some $400 million had already been allocated for...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) will be using social media and other promotional means to go after the 35 million strong African American market. Mr. Bartlett said that in addition to booking advertising spots in the mainstream media, extra effort will be made to target minority groups. "There is a vast African American...