Co-Chair of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles, is again encouraging more investment by local business interests in Jamaica’s tourism industry. Speaking at EPOC’s monthly media briefing at Sagicor’s head office in New Kingston on Tuesday, February 23, Mr. Byles noted that the sector is “growing and booming,” due largely to foreign investments. “Two thousand more rooms that...

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...

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, says Jamaica has been welcoming more visitors than the population, confirming the country’s status as one of the elite destinations in the Caribbean. The Minister told JIS News that for the past two years the country has been receiving 2 million stopover visitors and 1.5 million from the cruise ships annually,...

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....