Montego Bay’s tourism infrastructure will receive a further boost later this week with the completion of renovation work on another 127 shops at the Harbour Street Craft Market. The project, which represents a partnership among the St. James Parish Council, the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), and the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), comes with a price tag of just over...

Fifteen refurbished shops were handed over to craft traders at the Old Fort Craft Market and Heritage Centre in Montego Bay on December 23, by Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill. The shops, which were razed by fire on November 9, 2014, underwent extensive renovation works at a cost of $14 million, provided by the Tourism Enhancement...

Work is progressing satisfactorily on the installation of lights along a section of the North Coast Highway from the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay,St. James, to Greenwood in Trelawny, known as the Elegant Corridor. The project, which is being funded by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) at a cost of $248.4 million, started a month ago, and also involves...

Chairman of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Senator Noel Sloley, is expressing satisfaction with his organisation’s partnership with the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) in procuring and installing 15 automated immigration kiosks at the island’s two international airports. He said the project, being implemented at a cost of US$2 million, forms part of the TEF’s mandate to improve the...

My fellow Jamaicans … With the hard work done throughout the year by all the players in the sector, we are well prepared for a successful winter tourist season. As you know tourism is one of our leading industries in its contribution to employment and foreign exchange earnings. Despite, many challenges, we have managed to perform very well. Our strong...

Ten automated immigration kiosks have been installed at the Donald Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St. James, which is expected to significantly reduce the processing of airline passengers. The establishment of the 10 stations brings to 15, the number of automated immigration kiosks now in operation at the island’s two major international airports under a US$2 million project, which...

Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Dr. Hon. Wykeham, says that 1.2 million airlift seats have so far been secured for stopover arrivals for the 2015 summer season. He said all the main source markets are showing increases in airlift. “The United States is up 58,000 seats and there is an overall increase of approximately 163,000 seats to Jamaica,” he informed. Minister...