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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left) listens keenly to hotel mogul and Chairman of Sandals Resorts International, Hon. Gordon "Butch" Stewart, while attending the 14th Travel Awards at Sandals Whitehouse Resort in Westmoreland on Saturday December 5. Mrs. Simpson Miller delivered the keynote address at the function which was attended by over 800 Sandals Travel Agents.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left) listens keenly to hotel mogul and Chairman of Sandals Resorts International, Hon. Gordon "Butch" Stewart, while attending the 14th Travel Awards at Sandals Whitehouse Resort in Westmoreland on Saturday December 5. Mrs. Simpson Miller delivered the keynote address at the function which was attended by over 800 Sandals Travel Agents.

Gov’t Working to Diversify Tourism Sector

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller says the government will be working with a number of public-private partners for the long term expansion, development and diversification of the tourism industry. To this end, Mrs. Simpson Miller said the...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre) speaks with Chairman of Sandals Resorts International, Hon. Gordon "Butch" Stewart (right) and Chief Executive Officer, of Sandals Resorts International Adam Stewart at the 14th annual Travel Awards staged by the company at Sandals Whitehouse Resort in Westmoreland on Saturday December 5. The awards are staged to recognize top Sandals Travel Agents each year.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre) speaks with Chairman of Sandals Resorts International, Hon. Gordon "Butch" Stewart (right) and Chief Executive Officer, of Sandals Resorts International Adam Stewart at the 14th annual Travel Awards staged by the company at Sandals Whitehouse Resort in Westmoreland on Saturday December 5. The awards are staged to recognize top Sandals Travel Agents each year.

Visitor Arrivals Increase By 5.5 Percent
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (second left) greets Palace Resorts
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (second left) greets Palace Resorts' owner Jose Churpo ( left) on his arrival at the Moon Palace Jamaica Grande official opening on December 2. Looking on from right are: Tourism and Entertainment Minister, the Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill and Executive Vice President of Palace Resorts, Gibran Churpo.

Mexicans Investing Millions into Jamaica
Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (left), is in conversation with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Caribbean Producers Jamaica (CPJ) Limited, Tom Tyler (right), and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Mayberry Investments Limited, Gary Peart. Occasion was Mayberry Investment’s Monthly Investor Forum on December 3, at the Sabina Park Cricket Stadium in Kingston.
Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (left), is in conversation with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Caribbean Producers Jamaica (CPJ) Limited, Tom Tyler (right), and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Mayberry Investments Limited, Gary Peart. Occasion was Mayberry Investment’s Monthly Investor Forum on December 3, at the Sabina Park Cricket Stadium in Kingston.

Tourism Taking Off – McNeill
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (3rd right), participates in the cutting of ribbon to open the Moon Palace Jamaica Grande in Ocho Rios on December 2. Others (from left) are: Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton; Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill; President of Palace Resorts, the parent company for Moon Palace, Jose Chapur; Executive Vice President of Palace Resorts, Gibran Chapur; and Mexico’s Ambassador to Jamaica, Cecilia Jaber.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (3rd right), participates in the cutting of ribbon to open the Moon Palace Jamaica Grande in Ocho Rios on December 2. Others (from left) are: Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton; Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill; President of Palace Resorts, the parent company for Moon Palace, Jose Chapur; Executive Vice President of Palace Resorts, Gibran Chapur; and Mexico’s Ambassador to Jamaica, Cecilia Jaber.

Over $64 Billion Invested in Tourism – PM

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State Minister in the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Damion Crawford (right), and Chair of the Entertainment Advisory Board (EAB), Kingsley Cooper, respond to questions during a briefing at the Ministry’s offices on Monday, November 30.
Tourism

Palisadoes Strip Approved For Entertainment Zone

The Palisadoes strip in Kingston has been approved by the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) for designation as Jamaica’s first entertainment zone. This was revealed by State Minister in the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Damion Crawford, at a press briefing hosted at the Ministry’s offices on Monday (Nov. 30). Mr. Crawford said the approval by NEPA is...
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Tourism

Courtyard by Marriott Opens in New Kingston

Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, says the  129-room Courtyard by Marriott Hotel, in New Kingston, will assist in satisfying the demand for more rooms in Kingston. More than US$25 million has been invested in the building’s construction, which took two years. “Over the last two years, in particular, this demand has grown and people have been crying...
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Tourism

Delegation to Lobby for Kingston to be Designated a Creative City

Senior officials from the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment will be leaving for Hamamatsu, Japan, tomorrow (December 1), to lobby for the city of Kingston to be designated a Creative City by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). These discussions are being facilitated through the UNESCO World Creative City Forum being hosted from December 1 to 8....
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State Minister in the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Damion Crawford (left), confers with Permanent Secretary, Jennifer Griffith (centre) and Senior Director in the Entertainment Division, Gillian Wilkinson McDaniel, during a press conference at the offices of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) in Kingston on Monday, November 30.
Tourism

Nearly 400 Practitioners Already Listed on National Entertainment Registry

Some 351 entertainment practitioners and 45 companies have already been registered with the National Entertainment Registry of the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment. This was revealed by State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Damion Crawford, at a press conference held at the offices of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) in Kingston today (Nov. 30), to highlight the achievements of...
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Tourism

Visitor Arrivals Up 5.5%

Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, says Jamaica recorded a 5.5 per cent increase in visitor arrivals for the nine-month period between January and September 2015. Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) statistics show that arrivals totalled just over 1.6 million during the period. The Minister noted that this is approximately 38,000 more than the corresponding period in 2014. He...
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Tourism

Ganja Reforms Put Jamaica Ahead Of Other Countries

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, says the ganja reforms, enacted earlier this year, are historic and revolutionary, and have placed Jamaica ahead of many other countries globally. “In years to come, we will look back (with pride) at what has happened here in Jamaica and the changes that have taken (place with) how we treat cannabis....
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Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill.
Tourism

Investors Pump US$200 Million into Hotel Sector

Another US$200 million has been pumped into the tourism sector by international investors for the construction of two five-star hotels. The new Trelawny-based hotels will provide 800 additional rooms, and 1,000 permanent jobs. The investors are Ocean by H10 Hotels, a Spanish and Canadian joint venture group. Design work for the properties has commenced, and construction is slated to start...
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