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Cruise ship passengers disembarked the Disney Wonder cruise ship to visit the various shops in the vicinity of the Falmouth pier. The ship made its inaugural visit to Falmouth on Tuesday (Oct.8). (File photo).

Jamaica Looking to Attract Tourists from Armenia

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...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson.

Minister Robinson Welcomes Upgrading Works in Ocho Rios

$286M of Additional Infrastructural Developments for Ocho Rios

Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) Project Manager, Christopher Hamilton.

$230M Renovation for Reynolds Pier

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

750 New Hotel Rooms for Trelawny

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, speaking at a function at the Melia Braco Resort in Rio Bueno, Trelawny, on October 16.

10 years ago Tourism

Tourism Minister Names 13-Member NCC Board

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has named a 13-member National Cruise Council (NCC) Board to liaise and monitor cruise-shipping activities on behalf of the Government. The members of the Board are Michael Belnavis (Chairman); Harry Maragh, Marilyn Burrowes, Judy Schoenbein, John Byles, Michael Drakulich, Stephen Facey, William Tatham, Verna Lugg, Lee Bailey, Denny Chandiram, Jason Hall and Denton Edwards....

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses Gastronomy of Fats and Oils Seminar, held at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa, Rose Hall, St. James, on October 12.

10 years ago Tourism

Jamaica Poised to Tap into US$150-Billion Gastronomy Market

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says Jamaica is uniquely poised to tap into the US$150-billion international gastronomy market, propelling the tourism industry even faster towards further economic growth. Addressing the Gastronomy of Fats and Oils Seminar on October 12 at Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa, in St. James, Mr. Bartlett said studies conducted by the Tourism Ministry show...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addressing tourism stakeholders at a recent function in Montego Bay, St. James.

10 years ago Tourism

Jamaica to Host UNWTO Global Conference

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says Jamaica has scored another first by being next year’s host of the inaugural United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Global Conference on Tourism Development and Sustainability. Speaking to JIS News following the opening session of the ‘Gastronomy of Fats and Oils: The Art of Choosing, Preparing and Cooking Good Food’ seminar at the...

Head of the Tourism Linkages Network, Carolyn McDonald- Riley

10 years ago Tourism

Seminar to Focus on Gastronomy

Gastronomy, which is the art of eating and drinking, is to be the focus of a seminar organised by the Tourism Ministry, as it utilises innovative ways to grow the tourism industry. Promoted through the Ministry’s Tourism Linkages Network, the seminar, dubbed ‘Gastronomy of Fats and Oils – The Art of Choosing, Preparing and Cooking Good Food’, will be held...

10 years ago Tourism

Tourism Emergency Operations Centre Activated to Inform Tourism Interests

With Hurricane Matthew – now a Category 4 system – heading towards Jamaica, the Ministry of Tourism has activated its Tourism Emergency Operations Centre (TEOC), which is currently coordinating emergency services for the local tourism sector. Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, underscored that "we have decided to activate the centre at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston. It is...

Director of Planning, Policy and Development in the Ministry of Health, Howard Lynch, giving the keynote address at the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) Customs Tariff and Port Users Committee’s 15th annual customs seminar on September 29 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.

10 years ago Health & WellnessTourism

Health ministry Targets Lucrative Medical Tourism Sector

The Ministry of Health is aiming to attract over 100,000 medical tourists to the island within the next 10 years. Director of Policy Planning and Development in the Ministry, Howard Lynch, said the sector has the potential to provide tremendous economic benefits to the country. “At a growth rate of 20 per cent in 10 years, it is estimated that...

Rodney Rose of the Charles Town Maroon Council (right), blows an abeng to welcome persons to the launch of a National Community Tourism Portal by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) at the Devonshire, Devon House on September 28. Looking on are (from left) Tourism Specialist with JSIF, Beverly Stewart; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith; Managing Director at JSIF, Omar Sweeney; and World Bank Country Manager, Galina Sotirova. In the background (at right) is Marcia Douglas of the Charles Town Maroon Council. The National Community Tourism Portal is a web-based platform to promote registered community-based tourism enterprises in Jamaica.

10 years ago LabourTourism

National Community Tourism Portal Launched

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) has launched a National Community Tourism Portal, which is a web-based platform to promote licensed community-based tourism enterprises across the island. The portal, launched at the Devonshire at Devon House in St. Andrew, today (September 28), is part of the Government’s US$15-million Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI) project, being implemented by JSIF through funding...