Tourism Minister and St. James East Central Member of Parliament, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses residents attending a Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement of Our Road Network (SPARK) Programme community consultation meeting at the Barrett Town Primary School in the constituency on May 30. The programme focuses on the rehabilitation of community roads across the island. The meeting is among several being...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, on Friday (May 31) officially opened the newly refurbished Old Folly Scenic Park in Discovery Bay, St. Ann, in a significant move to enhance community spaces and local tourism. The park, a hallmark of natural beauty and community recreation, underwent extensive rehabilitation through the collaborative efforts of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) and...

Contestants in the Miss Jamaica Festival Queen Competition are to benefit from training and exposure through a partnership between the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) and the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo). Both entities signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Thursday (May 30), at the offices of the TPDCo, in Kingston. The MOU will last until May 29, 2026,...

Chief Executive Officer of the St. Kitts Tourism Authority, Ellison Thompson, has commended Jamaica for its robust global tourism resilience thrust. In an interview with JIS News, Mr. Thompson credited Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, for leading the tourism resilience charge in the region. “[Mr. Bartlett] has been very helpful to the whole region in terms of putting...

The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) is working with regional and international partners to confront challenges facing the region’s tourism and ensure that citizens across the Caribbean benefit from the sector.  Among the issues is the matter of airlift, which continues to be a challenge for some destinations, said CHTA President, Nicola Madden-Greig.  She noted that while the demand...

Following fruitful discussions with Senior Executives of Emirates Airline, Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett says plans are underway to leverage the airline’s routes and networks into the Caribbean and Latin America. Emirates Airline, based in Dubai, is one of the world’s largest airlines that connects its customers to a network of over 150 destinations. Based on the airline’s current...

Over 500 educators were honoured by Sandals and Beaches properties in Ocho Rios, Montego Bay, Negril, and the South Coast, as part of Teachers’ Day activities on May 8. Pearly Beach in St. Ann was the focal point of the festivities, where more than 300 teachers from Portland, St. Mary, St. Ann, and Clarendon were treated to a fun filled...