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...

Director of Tourism, Paul Pennicook, has called on the public and private sectors in Jamaica and the Caribbean region to collaborate, in order for the respective countries to maximize the social and economic benefits from tourism. “The tourism industry is vital to the entire Caribbean region as its impact is staggering and we have seen this globally as well as...

The recent elimination of the need for Chinese tourists to obtain a visitor’s visa to vacation in Jamaica is expected to play a major role in attracting nationals from that country, says Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill. Speaking at the 2014 Tourism Outlook Seminar, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in Rose Hall, St. James, on...

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...