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Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill.

Motorists to Pay for Damage to Street Lights along Elegant Corridor

Motorists involved in crashes that damage or destroy the newly installed street lights along the Elegant Corridor in St. James will have to pay for their replacement or repair. Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Dr. Hon. Wykeham McNeill, said most...

Member of Parliament for South St. James andAgriculture Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier (left) having a light discussion with Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, during a contract signing ceremony in Mocho, St. James, on September 4, for the rehabilitation of the Mocho to Arcadia main road. The project, valued at $83.9 million, is being funded by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF).

MP Welcomes Contract for Rehabilitation of Mocho to Arcadia Road

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (centre); State Minister for Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (3rd right) as well as Member of Parliament for South St. James, Hon. Derrick Kellier (2nd left) affix their signatures to the contract for the rehabilitation of the Mocho to Arcadia main road in St. James. The signing took place at the Mocho Community Centre on Friday, September 4. The contract was witnessed by the Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Mr. Clyde Harrison (left); Director of the contracting firm, S and G Road Surfacing Materials Limited, Robert Smith (right) and Montego Bay Mayor, Councillor Glendon Harris (standing, second left).

Mocho to Arcadia Roadway in South St. James to be Rehabilitated

Managing Director of C and D Construction and Engineering Limited, Clive Wint (left), looks on as (from second left), Director of Corporate Services at the Tourism Product Development Company Limited, Paul Badresingh; Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill and Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, sign contract for the rehabilitation of the west wing of the Milk River Hotel and Spa, in Clarendon, on September 2, at the Ministry, in New Kingston. Overseeing the signing are (from left, standing) are: Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Clyde Harrison and Chairman, Milk River Hotel and Spa, Dr. Guyan Arscott.

$50 Million Contract Signed To Rehabilitate Milk River Hotel and Spa

Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney, speaking at the official handing over of a drip irrigation system at food safety facility at the Braco Farms in Trelawny on Thursday (August 13).

More Than 800 Jamaican Employed Under REDI Project

11 years ago Tourism

Nominations Invited for Tourism Service Excellence Awards

The Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment is inviting workers and stakeholders within the industry to submit nominations for the National Tourism Service Excellence Awards, which seek to recognise individuals and organisations in the sector that demonstrate best practices and offer excellent customer service. Nominations for the tourism awards close on Friday, September 25 and are open to individuals and organisations...

Head of the Tourism Linkages Network, Carolyn McDonald- Riley

11 years ago Tourism

Tourism Linkages Hub Reaps Success

Since its inception two years ago, the Tourism Linkages Hub has been reaping success through its efforts at strengthening the relationship between tourism and other sectors, such as manufacturing, agriculture and the creative industries. The mission of the hub is to position the tourism sector to increase its demand for, and consumption of goods and services that can be competitively...

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, examines a sugar cane grinder and water wheel which are among the artefacts on the Frome Sugar Estate. Dr. McNeill led a fact-finding tour of heritage sites in Westmoreland on August 5 with representatives of stakeholder organizations, including the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), the Westmoreland Parish Development Committee (WPDC) and the Sugar Company of Jamaica Holdings (SCJH). Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Councillor Bertel Moore, is in the background.

11 years ago Tourism

Historical Sites In Westmoreland To Be Developed

At least 10 historical sites in the parish of Westmoreland have been earmarked for development, as part of the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment’s thrust to diversify and expand the country’s tourism product, while providing employment opportunities in the communities where they are located. Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon Dr. Wykeham McNeill, who led a tour of heritage sites...

National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting (second right), presents one of ten keys to Police Commissioner, Dr. Carl Williams (left), for new police vehicles, at his office on Old Hope Road in St Andrew on August 4, while accepting a gas card from Assistant Commissioner of Police, Leon Rose (right). Looking on are Andrea Moore (second left) of the Portland Resort Board and Minister of Tourism, Dr. Wykeham McNeill (third left). The police vehicles will be distributed to the resort areas across the island, and form part of police crime fighting efforts.

11 years ago National SecurityTourism

Fleet Management System to Be Implemented By JCF

Police Commissioner, Dr. Carl Williams, says a fleet management system will be implemented by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to manage their vehicles, in short order. The system will be established in an attempt to care for those vehicles already in service as well as those newly added. Approximately $35 million will also be spent on vehicle upgrade. “We are...

11 years ago Tourism

JTB Collaborates to Sponsor Jamaica Promotional Day in New York

The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) is collaborating with Palace Resorts and Delta Airlines to sponsor Jamaica Promotional Day at New York’s Yankee Stadium on Friday, August 7, when the New York Yankees play the Toronto Blue Jays in a baseball game. Some 49,000 patrons, who are expected to attend the game, will have a chance to win airline tickets, courtesy of Delta Airlines, and...

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (second left), makes a point at the signing of an agreement at the Tourism Ministry’s office on August 3. The Tourism Enhancement Fund is providing $260 million towards the implementation of an ‘All Island Maintenance Beautification Project’. Others (from left) are: Director of Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo), Dennis Hickey; Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott and Interim Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Colonel Daniel Pryce.

11 years ago Tourism

TEF Provides $260 Million for Beautification Project

The Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) is providing $260 million towards the implementation of an ‘All Island Maintenance Beautification Project’. An agreement to this effect was signed on Monday, August 3, during a brief ceremony at the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, in Kingston. Signing the agreement were Director of the Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo), Dennis Hickey, and Interim...

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).

11 years ago Tourism

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 Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott. Installation of the 797 state-of-the-art L.E.D. lights, which span the corridor between...