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Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (left), with former Minister of Health, John Junor (centre) and former Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett (right), at the Media Launch and Reception for the 60th Anniversary of the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), on April 1, at the Pegasus Hotel in Kingston.

Minister Says Tourism Leading Country’s Economic Recovery Programme

Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, has again cited the significant contribution of the sector, noting that it is currently leading Jamaica’s economic recovery programme. “From April 2013 to March 2014, we had 2,007,175 stay over visitors (and)...

General Manager of the Moon Palace Jamaica Grande in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, Clifton Reader (left) addressing a Press Conference in Ocho Rios on Wednesday March 24 where he announced that refurbishing work on the resort is approximately 80 per cent. Looking on at right is Moon Palace’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Kathy Halpern.

Refurbishing Of Moon Palace 80 Per Cent Complete

Prime Minister, Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, shares a moment with General Manager of Hyatt Resorts, Karl Hendricks, at Friday’s (March 20) official opening of Jamaica's first Hyatt-branded all inclusive resorts, the new Hyatt Zilara Rose Hall and Hyatt Ziva Rose Hall in Montego Bay.

Jamaica on Growth Mission – PM

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (centre), laughs at a comment from General Manager, the Courtyard by Marriott hotel, Koen Hietbrink (2nd left); at a special Tourism Linkages Speed Networking Meeting hosted by the Ministry’s Tourism Linkages Council on Tuesday (March 17), at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. Others (from left) are: President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourism Association (JHTA), Nicola Madden-Greig; Project Manager, Tourism Linkages Hub, Carolyn McDonald Riley; and Executive Director, JHTA, Camille Needham.

Local Suppliers Market Goods and Services to Tourism Sector

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

11 years ago Tourism

Eleven Rest Stops Now in Operation Across the Island

A total of 11 rest stop locations across the island are now in operation, under the Government’s $70 million programme. This follows last month’s (March) completion of Phase 1 of the Rest Stop Programme undertaken along the North and South Coast corridors. Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, made the disclosure while making his presentation in the...

11 years ago Tourism

Tourism Director Forecasts Increased Growth in Arrivals for 2015 and 2016

Director of Tourism, Paul Pennicook, is forecasting continued growth for the sector with projections of three per cent and 10 per cent increase in visitor arrivals for 2015 and 2016, respectively. “This would mean an additional 210,000 arrivals in 2016 over 2015 and Jamaica would need an additional 3,300 units to our room inventory by 2016…clearly indicating that the time...

11 years ago Tourism

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...

Director of Corporate Communications at FLOW, Gail Sommerville (second right), presents her company

11 years ago Tourism

Mobay Business Community Urged to Invest in City’s Development

Chairman of the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Dennis Morrison has called on the Montego Bay business community to invest in the development of the city. He said there are a myriad of investment opportunities that are “just staring us in the face,” citing the revival of businesses along the famous Hip Strip, which have gone out of operation. Stating that...

11 years ago Budget 2015/2016HousingTourism

Houses to Be Built in Belle Air III, St. Ann

Employees in the tourism industry are to benefit from the construction of some 100 two bedroom units in Belle Air III, St. Ann, under the Jamaica Economical Housing Project, this year. To this end, Government has allocated just over $1 billion in the 2015/16 Estimates of Expenditure, which will go before the Standing Finance Committee of Parliament tomorrow (March 3)....

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).

11 years ago Tourism

Tourism Minister Pleased with Negril Dual Pathway Project

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, is giving the thumbs up to road improvement and beautification works being carried out in Negril, Westmoreland. Following a tour of phase two of the $145 million Dual Purpose Pathway Project on Friday, (February 13), Minister McNeill said he is pleased with the quality of the work being done and the...

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.

11 years ago Health & WellnessTourism

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

Five public health institutions are to be upgraded as part of the Ministry of Health’s North to West Trauma Plan, the centrepiece of the Government’s thrust to become the Caribbean’s leader in Health Tourism. The earmarked institutions are: the Negril Health Centre, Westmoreland; Noel Holmes Hospital, Hanover; Cornwall Regional Hospital, St. James; Falmouth Hospital, Trelawny; and St Ann’s Bay Regional...