Government Senator, Sophia Frazer-Binns, is urging the Administration to amend the Noise Abatement Act, making it more realistic and in touch with today’s reality. She noted that the Act places a limit on the duration of night-time entertainment events. Currently, Section 5 of the legislation provides that all forms of entertainment events should end by 2:00 a.m. “The enforcement has...

President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), Nicola Madden Greig, says things are looking “very positive” for the upcoming winter tourist season, coming from a 3.1 per cent growth in the industry since the start of the year. “For January to October…Jamaica has received just over 1.7 million stopover arrivals, an increase of approximately 3.1 per cent over...

Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Dr. the Hon. Wykeham McNeill, says Jamaica is on track to welcome some 3.5 million visitors this year. The number, he said, involves a combination of cruise passengers and stopover arrivals. Dr. McNeill was addressing the opening session of the two-day Tourism Outlook Seminar on Thursday, November 20, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose...

Several sectors within the services industry recorded growth for the July to September quarter, led by a 3.9 per cent increase in the hotels and restaurants sector. The sector grew by 0.6 per, with increased real value added in six of eight segments of the industry. The services industry was the top performer for the review period, which saw economic...

The new owners of the Oceana Hotel will be investing in the development of the property located at the picturesque Kingston waterfront. The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) has sold the property to Jamaican-Canadian consortium, King Church Property Holdings Ltd for $385 million. The consortium comprises Canadian real estate developers, Downing Street Partners Realty, and Jamaica Property Company Ltd, which is...

Approximately 300 tourism stakeholders and interests from Jamaica, the Caribbean, United States, and Canada, are expected to participate in the sixth annual Tourism Outlook Seminar, scheduled for November 20 and 21 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James. Themed: ‘Tourism: Enhancing Social and Economic Impact’, the seminar will provide a basis for positioning tourism to foster stronger relationships and...

Students are being encouraged to attain education during their youthful days, so that they can secure quality lives in their latter years, by State Minister in the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Damion Crawford. Delivering the keynote address at a 2014 Youth Forum, organized by the National Child Month Committee, at the St. Andrew Parish Church Hall, on November...