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Minister of Tourism, the Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill.

Government Takes Action to Regulate Jet Ski Operations

The Government is taking action to regulate jet ski operations, which should result in a reduction of jet skiing accidents at marine recreational areas, and a clamp down on illegal commercial operators. Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham...

Chairman of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry Expo 2013, Sonia Kerr-Bowen (third left), cuts the ribbon to signal the official opening of the Chamber's Expo 2013, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on October 11, under the theme: 'Services globalization - Enabling business development'. Others are (from left): Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris; Jason Corrigan of Digicel; Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams; Mayor of Atlanta, Hon. Kasim Reed; President of the Chamber, Nathan Robb and Leslie Nembhard of Fidelity Motors.

Hundreds Attend Expo in Mo-Bay

The 2,700-passenger Disney Wonder cruise ship docked at the Falmouth cruise ship pier on its inaugural visit to Jamaica on Tuesday (Oct. 8). (FILE)

Falmouth Welcomes Disney Wonder Cruise Ship

Jamaica’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet Assamba, shares a moment with the crew of the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB)-sponsored ‘Jamaica Get All Right’ vessel, which will be competing in the Clipper Round the World Race.

Jamaica Featured in Round the World Yacht Race

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, the Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, (right) makes a point as he chairs a meeting of the Executive Council (EC) of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) recently. Jamaica, represented by Minister McNeill, has been elected Chairman of the Executive Council, for the year 2014-2015. Jamaica currently serves as first Vice-Chairman of the EC.

Jamaica Elected to Chair UNWTO Executive Council from 2014-2015

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Tourism Summer Intern Programme Major Success – TPDCo

The Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) has deemed its recently-concluded Tourism Summer Intern Programme (TSIP) a major success, with key objectives met. Highlighting the initiative to JIS News, Community Awareness Co-ordinator at TPDCo, Marline Stephenson Dalley, noted that the programme “exposed young academics to the vision of tourism and the role it plays in our society, building on partnerships that...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Damion Crawford, emphasises a point during a presentation at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held on Tuesday (August 27), at the agency’s Half-Way-Tree Road offices.

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Gov’t Earmarks $350m for Community Tourism Projects

The Government has allocated $350 million towards the development of community tourism projects as the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment continues its drive to encourage communities to improve their product and attract more visitors to the island. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Damion Crawford, informed that 22 communities have applied for...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Damion Crawford, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held on Tuesday (August 27), at the agency’s Half-Way-Tree Road offices.

12 years ago Tourism

Parish Extension Committees to be in Place Soon

The Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment is moving ahead to establish parish committees to deal with concerns regarding extension of entertainment permits. “We feel that we should move posthaste with the development of parish committees and on the 11th of September, we will have our final meeting to put that into place,” said State Minister for Tourism and Entertainment, Hon....

12 years ago Tourism

‘90 Days of Summer’ By Next Year

The Government is working to have the ‘90 days of Summer’ initiative in place by 2014. The entertainment promotion seeks to attract visitors to the island during the months of May to August and maximise the economic potential of the country’s cultural product. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on Tuesday morning, August 27, at the agency’s...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon Damion Crawford.

12 years ago Tourism

Entertainment Registry to be in Place September One

The Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment is moving ahead with plans to establish an Entertainment Registry, on September 1, 2013. The Registry will certify and register local entertainment practitioners and will be maintained by the Ministry. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Portfolio State Minister, Hon. Damion Crawford, says the registry will provide an information hub for the delivery and...

12 years ago Tourism

Press Team from Brazil Coming to Look at Tourism Products and Attractions

A press team from Brazil is to visit Jamaica from August 22 to 26 to look at tourism products and attractions and help build the knowledge about the Jamaica Brand in that country. Spearheaded by the Jamaican embassy in Brazil, the trip is also being organized by the Jamaica Brazil Chamber of Commerce and Industry, with full sponsorship from COPA...

Representatives of the St. James Parish Library, Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), and Blue World Travels, engage in sorting out the over 1000 books that were presented by passengers of the Cruise Ship, Festival at Sea, for students across western Jamaica, after the vessel docked in Montego Bay, St. James, last week. The donations, which were facilitated through United States-based Blue World Travels, were handed over to representatives of the Ministry of Education and JTB, during a brief presentation ceremony at the Montego Bay Cruise Ship Terminal.

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Students to Benefit from International Children’s Book Drive

Hundreds of students across western Jamaica are to benefit from over 1,000 children’s books which were presented to representatives of the Ministry of Education and Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) by passengers of the cruise ship, Festival at Sea, which docked in Montego Bay, St. James, last week. The donation was facilitated by the San Francisco, California-based agency, Blue World Travel,...