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Chairman of the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Dennis Morrison, addresses the official launch of the MoBay City Run held recently at the Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort. The event, scheduled to take place on May 3, is expected to raise in excess of $5 million for tertiary students in Montego Bay.
Chairman of the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Dennis Morrison, addresses the official launch of the MoBay City Run held recently at the Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort. The event, scheduled to take place on May 3, is expected to raise in excess of $5 million for tertiary students in Montego Bay.

Government Partnering with Private Sector to Capitalise on Sports Tourism

The Government is collaborating with the private sector to capitalise on the increasing popularity of sports tourism to boost earnings in the sector. Chairman of the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Dennis Morrison, said that sports tourism is a multi-billion dollar...
Director of Corporate Communications at FLOW, Gail Sommerville (second right), presents her company
Director of Corporate Communications at FLOW, Gail Sommerville (second right), presents her company's contribution of $1 million to Principal of the Sam Sharpe Teachers' College, Dr. Asburn Pinnock (left); Director of the University of the West Indies’ Western Campus, Dr. Luz Longsworth (second left); and Coordinator at the University of Technology’s (UTech) Western Campus, Dr. Joseph Grannum (right). Sharing the moment at centre is Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris. Occasion was the official launch of the Mo'Bay City Run held at the Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort yesterday (March 3). The event, scheduled to take place on May 3, is expected to raise in excess of $5 million for needy tertiary students in Montego Bay.

Mobay Business Community Urged to Invest in City’s Development

Houses to Be Built in Belle Air III, St. Ann
Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (right) is apprised of the progress of work on the Negril Dual (Shared) Pathway Project, by National Works Agency (NWA) Major Projects Manager, Horace Cotterell (2nd left), during a tour on Friday, (February 13). Also present are Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) Executive Director, Clyde Harrison (2nd right); and Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) Regional Manager, Kenya Keddo-Laing (left).
Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (right) is apprised of the progress of work on the Negril Dual (Shared) Pathway Project, by National Works Agency (NWA) Major Projects Manager, Horace Cotterell (2nd left), during a tour on Friday, (February 13). Also present are Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) Executive Director, Clyde Harrison (2nd right); and Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) Regional Manager, Kenya Keddo-Laing (left).

Tourism Minister Pleased with Negril Dual Pathway Project
Health Minister, Hon. Dr Fenton Ferguson (left), outlining plans for the earmarked upgrading of the Negril Health Centre in Westmoreland, to a world class Urgent Care Centre, under the Government’s proposed North to West Trauma Plan implementation, following a tour of the institution on February 13. Listening is Tourism and Entertainment Minister and Member of Parliament for Western Westmoreland, where the centre is located , Hon Dr Wykeham McNeill.
Health Minister, Hon. Dr Fenton Ferguson (left), outlining plans for the earmarked upgrading of the Negril Health Centre in Westmoreland, to a world class Urgent Care Centre, under the Government’s proposed North to West Trauma Plan implementation, following a tour of the institution on February 13. Listening is Tourism and Entertainment Minister and Member of Parliament for Western Westmoreland, where the centre is located , Hon Dr Wykeham McNeill.

Five Public Health Institutions to Be Upgraded Under North to West Trauma Plan

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Resort Towns to be Upgraded

The Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) has allocated a sum of $3.3 billion to rehabilitate and upgrade the resort towns of Negril, Montego Bay, Falmouth and Ocho Rios. Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, who made the announcement while opening the 2015/16 Budget Debate in the House on March 12, said $300 million of the sum will...
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Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill.
Tourism

Tourism Ministry Advancing Work on Public Beach Development Programme

Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, says 14 beaches across the island are being targeted for initial development under the Ministry’s programme to create recreational public spaces at locations, like those. He made the announcement while addressing tourism stakeholders and other stakeholders at a recent forum in Montego Bay. The project aims to develop and provide public beaches...
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From left to right, Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, the Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill; Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund, Clyde Harrison; sculptor Scheed Cole; and Minister of Youth and Culture, the Hon. Lisa Hanna, pose beside the new statue of the late reggae icon, the Hon. Robert Nesta “Bob” Marley, which was unveiled yesterday (February 8) at the Trench Town Culture Yard. The statue, sculpted by Scheed Cole, was commissioned by Minister McNeill as part of a multi-million dollar renovation of the culture yard that is being funded by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF). This is in keeping with the Ministry’s drive to develop cultural heritage sites across Jamaica and further enhance and diversify the island’s tourism product.
Tourism

Minister McNeill Unveils New Bob Marley Statue at Culture Yard

As part of the activities to commemorate the 70th birthday of the Hon. Robert Nesta “Bob” Marley, Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, the Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, on February 8 unveiled a new life-size statue of the late reggae icon at the Trench Town Culture Yard, Marley’s former home. The statue, sculpted by Scheed Cole, who hails from Trench Town,...
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Minister of Tourism, the Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill.
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Lighting of Elegant Corridor Going Well

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, said work on the installation of energy-saving street lights along Montego Bay’s “elegant corridor” is proceeding well and the project should be completed by the middle of this year. The eight-month project, being financed by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) at a cost of $248 million, entails the installation of energy-efficient...
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Minister of Tourism, the Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill.
Tourism

Tourist Arrivals Increased by 3.6 % In 2014

The tourism sector continues to experience steady growth in arrivals, with final figures for the 2014 calendar year indicating a 3.6 per cent over the similar period in 2013. Making the disclosure, Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, told a special media briefing at the western office of the Prime Minister in Montego Bay, today (February 5), that...
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (centre), along with Chief Executive Officer, Island Grill, Thalia Lyn (right), and Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET), Diana McCaulay, view a display of waste materials often found on the island’s streets and in the gullies. Occasion was the launch of the ‘Nuh Dutty Up Jamaica’ campaign at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown, Kingston on February 4.
Tourism

Ministry and JET Launch Education Campaign to Keep Resort Towns Clean

The Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, in partnership with the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET), has launched a national public education programme geared at encouraging Jamaicans in resort towns to keep their surroundings clean. ‘Nuh Dutty Up Jamaica’, which is being funded by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) at a cost of $34.5 million, is a year-long initiative aimed at improving...
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Tourism

Promoters Invited to Submit Activities for Jamrock Summer

Promoters and organizers of events are invited to submit these activities for inclusion in the Jamrock Summer promotional programme, being spearheaded by the entertainment division of the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment. These activities, which include film, dance, fashion, food, literary arts and other entertainment events, will have to be staged between May 15 and August 15, 2015, to qualify...
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