Montego Bay, Jamaica’s second city, is a thriving and progressive municipality that is fast developing a reputation as a major centre for investment and business in the Caribbean. The city has attracted billions in investment in recent years in Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)/call centre operations; construction and expansion of hotels; housing projects; construction of the Hospiten health facility; expansion of...

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, is lauding the hard work of employers in the tourism sector in ensuring that destination Jamaica retains its competitive edge in world tourism. He said apart from Jamaica’s natural resources, the human resources in the hotel industry continue to make a big difference. “Hospitality workers are the bedrock of our world-class...

The Lyssons Beach in St. Thomas and the Marking Stone Beach in St. Mary are set for upgrade, following the signing of contracts valued at some $58 million, under the Tourism Enhancement Fund’s (TEF) National Beach Development Programme. Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, speaking at the signing ceremony, hosted at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston on...

The $15 million memorial park currently being constructed at the site of the 1907 earthquake monument, in Greenwich Town, is expected to be a tourist attraction when completed. This is the vision of the Government’s multi-agency team currently working on the project, which is intended to attract Jamaicans locally and in the Diaspora, who may have had relatives who died...

Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, is urging Jamaicans to grasp the various investment opportunities which are available in the island’s tourism sector. Addressing the official opening of the Melia Braco Village, in Trelawny, on  January 7, Dr. McNeill said the investment climate for local investors is right and Jamaicans should come forward with their projects and ideas....

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, has hailed   the annual January 6 celebration of the Trelawny Town Maroons Sovereign State of Accompong, as it offers visitors and locals  a rich historical and cultural experience. “Though traditional beach and site-seeing tourism has been a boon to Jamaica’s economy, community tourism, like the offerings here at Accompong, allows us...

The Burwood Beach, located in Falmouth, Trelawny, which was upgraded at a cost of $28 million by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), was officially handed over to the Trelawny Parish Council on  January 7. The facility, for which entrance is free, is heavily used by both Jamaicans and cruise ship passengers. It  now boasts sanitary conveniences, a kids play area...