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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), addresses executive members of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) and Ministry officials at his New Kingston offices on March 10. At right is President, JHTA, Nicola Madden Greig.
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), addresses executive members of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) and Ministry officials at his New Kingston offices on March 10. At right is President, JHTA, Nicola Madden Greig.

Tourism Minister Calls for Strengthening of Linkages

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is calling for the strengthening of linkages between hoteliers and agro producers in order to increase the use of locally grown produce in the tourism sector. “The capacity to do so is what we...
Minister of Tourism Hon. Edmund Bartlett (third right) met with the US Ambassador to Jamaica Luis Moreno (third left) at the Ministry’s New Kingston Offices on March 9, 2016. The meeting also included Senior Ministry officials and US Embassy staff such as (from left) Consul General at the US Embassy, Michael Schimmel, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith, Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy, Elizabeth Lee Martinez and Political Economic Consul at the US Embassy, Cleveland Charles. The group discussed the prospects of preclearance operations for Jamaica and efforts to boost the presence of US brands in the local hotel industry.
Minister of Tourism Hon. Edmund Bartlett (third right) met with the US Ambassador to Jamaica Luis Moreno (third left) at the Ministry’s New Kingston Offices on March 9, 2016. The meeting also included Senior Ministry officials and US Embassy staff such as (from left) Consul General at the US Embassy, Michael Schimmel, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith, Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy, Elizabeth Lee Martinez and Political Economic Consul at the US Embassy, Cleveland Charles. The group discussed the prospects of preclearance operations for Jamaica and efforts to boost the presence of US brands in the local hotel industry.

Minister Bartlett Meets With US Ambassador to Jamaica
Project Manager for the Tourism Linkages Hub, Carolyn McDonald-Riley.
Project Manager for the Tourism Linkages Hub, Carolyn McDonald-Riley.

Entertainment and Construction Services Added to Tourism Linkages Event
Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (centre), enjoys a comment from General Manager, the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel, Koen Hietbrink (2nd left), at a special Tourism Linkages Speed Networking meeting, hosted by the Ministry’s Tourism Linkages Council on March 17 last year, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. Others (from left) are: President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourism Association (JHTA), Nicola Madden-Greig; Project Manager, Tourism Linkages Hub, Carolyn McDonald Riley; and Executive Director, JHTA, Camille Needham.
Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (centre), enjoys a comment from General Manager, the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel, Koen Hietbrink (2nd left), at a special Tourism Linkages Speed Networking meeting, hosted by the Ministry’s Tourism Linkages Council on March 17 last year, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. Others (from left) are: President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourism Association (JHTA), Nicola Madden-Greig; Project Manager, Tourism Linkages Hub, Carolyn McDonald Riley; and Executive Director, JHTA, Camille Needham.

Linkages Hub to Host Speed Networking on March 17
Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, emphasizes a point while speaking at a stakeholder consultation at the BREDS Treasure Beach Sports Parks in St. Elizabeth on February 12.
Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, emphasizes a point while speaking at a stakeholder consultation at the BREDS Treasure Beach Sports Parks in St. Elizabeth on February 12.

Tourism Ministry Provides $48m for Industry Developments in Treasure Beach

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JTB Welcomes NMIA Ranking as Most Improved Airport for Latin America and the Caribbean

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EPOC Co-Chair Urges More Local Investment in Tourism

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Dr. McNeill Hails Tourism Workers

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Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (left), in discussion with Chairman of the Tourism Linkages Council, Donovan Perkins, at a media briefing hosted by the Tourism Linkages Council at Sagicor Bank, in New Kingston, on February 2.
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Tourism Ministry Releases Demand Study

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Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, addresses Eminence Staff Awards ceremony of the Hyatt Ziva and Zilara Rose Hall Resorts in Montego Bay, St. James, on February 2.
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Contributory Pension Scheme for Hotel Workers by January 2017

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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, addresses stakeholders and business interests in Discovery Bay, on January 22.
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Minister Says Communities Must Benefit From Tourism

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