Street lights are to be installed along Montego Bay’s ‘Elegant Corridor’, at a cost of $248.4 million. A contract to provide lighting for the area, situated along the north coast highway, between the Sangster International Airport, and Iberostar Hotel at Rose Hall, was signed by officials and representatives of the Ministries of Tourism and Entertainment, and Transport, Works, and Housing,...

Effective Friday July 18, 2014 the operation of private Personal Water Crafts (PWCs) will be re-opened across the island for licensed PWC users. This after an islandwide ban was imposed in February to allow for the regularization of the commercial operations; and for steps to be taken by the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) to register all PWCs or jet-skis...

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, says talks are in progress with stakeholders in Montego Bay to transform the historic monuments within the city, into attractions. Addressing the official opening of the Montego Bay Cultural Centre, located in the historic Sam Sharpe Square, on Friday July 11, the Minister said the city square itself is an iconic...

Montego Bay, the second city, now has a Cultural Centre, as the facility was    officially opened in Sam Sharpe Square, on Friday, July 11. Formerly the Montego Bay Civic Centre, the facility has undergone  major refurbishing, courtesy of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF).  The centre houses an Art Gallery, a  Museum, space for the performing arts, a bistro, an artisan...

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, yesterday (July 1) led a team of tourism officials and several representatives from the Montego Bay business community, in welcoming the inaugural non-stop international flight from America’s largest carrier, Southwest Airlines to the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay. The flight, from Baltimore/Washington International Airport, which touched down at about 1:00...

Approximately 800 secondary and tertiary level students will be participating in the Tourism Product Development Company’s (TPDCo) Tourism Summer Intern Programme (TSIP), geared at introducing them to various careers in the field of hospitality and tourism. The programme, which will be held over a two-month period (July and August), will see youngsters between 16 and 25 years of age being...

The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) is staging a series of road shows as part of the ‘Experience Jamaica’ campaign, geared at encouraging persons living and working in Jamaica to enjoy more of the country’s tourism product and offerings at special rates. The upcoming road shows will be held on Saturday, June 28, at the Portmore Mall, St. Catherine; July 12...