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Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism & Entertainment, Hon. Damion Crawford, highlights aspects of the Entertainment Registry to be established July 31, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on May 15.

Entertainment Registry to be Established in July

The Ministry of Tourism is to establish an Entertainment Registry, on July 31, 2014, aimed at certifying and registering local entertainment practitioners. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on May 15, Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism and...

Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Clyde Harrison, highlights projects and programmes being financed by the entity, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.

TEF Summer Internship Programme Preparing Youth for Work

TEF Spends $2 Billion on Projects to Improve Tourism

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (centre), addressing the opening ceremony for the Sensatori Hotel, in Negril, Westmoreland, on Monday, April 28. Listening (from left) are: Managing Director, TUI, Cayman Islands, David Burling; Chief Executive Officer, Karisma Hotels, Rafael Feliz; Deputy CEO, TUI Travel, Johan Lundgren; and CEO, TUI Travel, Peter Long.

140 More Rooms Added to Hotel Stock

Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (left), speaks with Professor Emeritus, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mervyn Morris, during a recent ceremony at the National Library of Jamaica (NLJ), downtown Kingston, where Professor Morris was announced as Jamaica’s first official Poet Laureate.

Prestigious Poet Laureate Appointment for Professor Mervyn Morris

12 years ago Tourism

Community Tourism Crucial to Industry – Minister McNeill

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr Wykeham McNeill has hailed the Mannings School Westmoreland Curry Festival as an excellent example of economic linkages between tourism and agriculture. Speaking with JIS News at the 14th staging of the festival at the school grounds in Savanna-la-mar on Sunday, April 27, Minister McNeill said the curry festival is the perfect example of...

Local craft items on display in the Negril Craft Market, Westmoreland. The Ministry of Tourism is spearheading a craft strategy, placing more emphasis on authentic Jamaican creations, to ensure that greater benefits are derived from the $4 billion art and craft industry.

12 years ago Tourism

New Direction for Craft Industry

The Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment is spearheading a new craft strategy, placing more emphasis on authentic Jamaican creations, to ensure that greater benefits are derived from the $4 billion art and craft industry. State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Damion Crawford, tells JIS News in an interview that the strategy is to enhance and increase the profitability of the...

12 years ago Budget 2014/2015Finance & Public ServiceTourism

Tourism on Growth Path

For the quarter ending December 31, 2014, tourism grew at a rate of 6 per cent, even though a number of rooms were out of service. Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, made the announcement as he opened the 2014/15 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Thursday, April 17. He also informed that the tourism sector will see a lot of new rooms...

Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (left), having a light conversation with Professor Emeritus, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mervyn Morris (centre), and wife, Helen Morris, during Tuesday’s (April 15) ceremony at the National Library of Jamaica (NLJ), downtown Kingston, where Professor Morris was announced as Jamaica’s first official Poet Laureate.

12 years ago Tourism

Professor Mervyn Morris Appointed Poet Laureate

Distinguished academic, Professor Emeritus, Mervyn Morris, of the University of the West Indies (UWI), has been appointed to serve as Jamaica’s first official Poet Laureate, over the next three years. The Poet Laureate is a national honour that recognizes a distinguished Jamaican poet for his or her significant contribution to the literary community. Professor Morris’ role will entail playing a...

12 years ago Tourism

Jamaicans Encouraged to Take Advantage of Discount Packages

Jamaicans are being invited to take advantage of special discount packages being offered by some of the island’s hotels, attractions and other tourism stakeholders, as part of Experience Jamaica 2014. The programme is a marketing thrust which was introduced in 2009 by the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) to inspire Jamaicans to vacation at home. The offerings also extend to Jamaicans...

12 years ago Budget 2014/2015Tourism

$14.9 Million for Hotel Energy Project

The Government will be spending $14.9 million on the Caribbean Hotel Energy and Action Project in the 2014/15 fiscal year. Details of the project are included in the Estimates of Expenditure, to be considered by the Standing Finance Committee of Parliament from April 8 to 10. The project seeks to improve the competitiveness of the Caribbean hotel industry; move towards...

State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams (2nd left), performs the symbolic ribbon cutting exercise to officially open the Rastafari Indigenous Village, located in Irwin, West Central St. James, of which she is also the Member of Parliament, on April 4. Sharing the occasion are: Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Michael Troupe (right); member of the Rastafari Village, Iyara (2nd right); and General Manager, Project Implementation, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Loy Malcolm.

12 years ago CultureTourism

Rastafari Village opened in St. James

Cultural tourism in St. James is expected to be significantly boosted with the opening of the newly developed a $23 million Rastafari Indigenous Village, situated at Irwin in the parish. The attraction, which was officially opened on April 4, is a joint undertaking between the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), which provided $19.5 million in funding through the Rural Economic...