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...

Marketing Officer at the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) Adrian Harrison says the agency is committed to supporting the 22nd staging of Reggae Sumfest, which is scheduled for Montego Bay, St. James, from July 13 to 19. Noting that the event, dubbed the “greatest reggae show on earth” will “bring heads to beds,” Mr. Harrison said travel agents have been making...

Attorney-at-law, Kingsley Cooper, has been reappointed to serve as Chairman of the Entertainment Advisory Board, which falls under the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment. Mr. Cooper will head the Board for another two years, from May 2014 to May 2016. His appointment, which was approved by Cabinet, is outlined in a Ministry Paper tabled in  the House of Representatives on...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Damion Crawford, is proposing that a mandatory pension system be established in a bid to offset expenses at retirement for Jamaicans. He bemoaned that decades of tax incentives on pension savings have failed to encourage Jamaicans to save for retirement. “Enticement does not work, Jamaicans need a push.  Privatized,...

Newly appointed Poet Laureate, Professor Mervyn Morris, is slated to participate in several engagements in the United Kingdom (UK) later this year. Professor Morris has been invited by the Bristol City Council in England to participate in their annual Yardstick Festival, and Festival of Literature, in October. The Yardstick Festival is a programme of events featuring the work of writers...

Residents in East Rural St. Andrew are benefitting from a 10-year programme of educational development, which should see each household gaining three Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) subjects, and at least one professional over time. Providing details of the plan during his contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on June 10, State Minister for Tourism and...

The Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment is to embark on an intensive promotional programme to market Jamaica’s newest summer entertainment showcase - Jamrock Summer – ‘90 Days, 90 Ways’. This will feature strategically packaged local entertainment events designed to attract visitors to Jamaica during the summer, beginning in July. The initiative is scheduled to be launched on July 16 in...