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Tourism and Entertainment, Hon Dr. Wykeham McNeill (centre), basks in the glow of newly installed lights along Montego Bay’s Elegant Corridor with, from left: Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Lloyd B. Smith; Montego Bay Mayor, Councillor Glendon Harris; State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams; and Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon Noel Arscott, following the official commissioning ceremony, on July 30. A total of 797 state-of-the-art L.E.D. lights were installed along the 27-kilometre corridor, stretching from the Sangster International Airport round-a-bout to Iberostar Hotel, in Lilliput, St. James, at a cost of $272.1 million, with funding from the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF).
Tourism and Entertainment, Hon Dr. Wykeham McNeill (centre), basks in the glow of newly installed lights along Montego Bay’s Elegant Corridor with, from left: Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Lloyd B. Smith; Montego Bay Mayor, Councillor Glendon Harris; State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams; and Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon Noel Arscott, following the official commissioning ceremony, on July 30. A total of 797 state-of-the-art L.E.D. lights were installed along the 27-kilometre corridor, stretching from the Sangster International Airport round-a-bout to Iberostar Hotel, in Lilliput, St. James, at a cost of $272.1 million, with funding from the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF).

Montego Bay’s Elegant Corridor ‘Lights Up’

The new lights, which have been installed along Montego Bay’s 27-kilometre Elegant Corridor, were officially switched on, during a ceremony on Thursday, July 30. The formalities were carried out by Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, and Local...
Tourism Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (left), shows off his portrait done by Jamaican artiste, Jeffery Perry (right), at the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment Linkages Hub ‘Christmas in July’ exhibition, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston, on July 24.
Tourism Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (left), shows off his portrait done by Jamaican artiste, Jeffery Perry (right), at the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment Linkages Hub ‘Christmas in July’ exhibition, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston, on July 24.

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Lights along Montego Bay’s Elegant Corridor were turned on to facilitate the requisite checks and adjustments by technicians and engineers on July 24. The installation of lights along the 17-kilometre thoroughfare was undertaken with funding by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF)
Lights along Montego Bay’s Elegant Corridor were turned on to facilitate the requisite checks and adjustments by technicians and engineers on July 24. The installation of lights along the 17-kilometre thoroughfare was undertaken with funding by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF)

Lights Installed along Mo-Bay’s Elegant Corridor
Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, addresses the official opening of the Jewel Runaway Bay Lagoon Water Park at the Jewel Runaway Bay Beach and Golf Resort in St. Ann on July 22.
Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, addresses the official opening of the Jewel Runaway Bay Lagoon Water Park at the Jewel Runaway Bay Beach and Golf Resort in St. Ann on July 22.

Tourism Poised For Investment Boom
Head of the Tourism Linkages Hub, Carolyn McDonald-Riley, highlights initiatives to fill demands within the tourism and other related sectors, at a recent JIS Think Tank.
Head of the Tourism Linkages Hub, Carolyn McDonald-Riley, highlights initiatives to fill demands within the tourism and other related sectors, at a recent JIS Think Tank.

Tourism Linkages Hub Helping to Fill Demand for Goods and Services

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Members of the Scotts Hall Maroons in St. Mary perform traditional drumming.
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Scott’s Hall Maroons Looking to Develop Area as Major Attraction

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Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, addresses Wednesday’s (July 1) Tourism Linkages Hub stakeholders meeting, held at the Golf View Hotel in Mandeville, Manchester.
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Strengthening Agri-Tourism Link to Reduce Food Import Bill

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Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo)Ltd., Dennis Hickey (at podium), addressing participants in the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) sponsored Boot Camp for community based tourism groups, at the Sunset Beach Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, on June 25. Some eight groups drawn from across the island are participating in the four-day camp. Others (from left) are: Tourism Specialist and Chairperson of the function, Beverley Stewart and General Manager, Project Management at JSIF, Loy Malcolm.
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Head of TPDCO Urges Jamaicans to Get Involved in Community Based Tourism

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Section of Ocho Rios Pier where major transformation work is being undertaken as part of the Ocho Rios Upgrading Project, financed by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF).
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TEF Continues to Strengthen Tourism Product

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Regional Director of the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) in Montego Bay, Janice Allen, giving the agency’s endorsement for the 23rd staging of Reggae Sumfest, during the Montego Bay launch at the IberoStar Resort, in St. James, on June 23. The show takes place at the Catherine Hall Entertainment Centre, in Montego Bay, from July 12 to 18.
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Mo-Bay Expects to Earn US$9 Million During Reggae Sumfest

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An artistic representation of what the Ocho Rios Cruise Terminal/Pier will look like at the completion of the enhancement project.
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TEF Working to Transform Resort Areas

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Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (right), in discussion with Vice President of Playa Resorts Management, the parent company for Moon Palace Jamaica Grande Resort and Spa, Gibran Chapur, during a tour of the hotel in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on June 18. Mr. Chapur announced that the 705-room hotel will have a soft opening on July 11.
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Moon Palace Resort in Ocho Rios to Employ 1,200 Persons

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