The Ministry of Tourism is reporting that 9,000 hospitality workers are paying into the Tourism Workers Pension Scheme, with more than $1 billion in contributions, to date. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, made the disclosure during a statement in the House of Representatives on December 12. “Jamaica is the only country in the world that has a comprehensive pension plan...

The Agri-Linkages Exchange (ALEX) platform has generated more than $1 billion in sales for small farmers, so far, in 2023. This was disclosed by Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, during a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (December 12). “On this platform, ordinary farmers with three-acre and five-acre lots connect directly with the hotels, and the hotels...

The Ministry of Tourism is estimating that Jamaica should record 4,122,100 visitor arrivals for the period January to December 2023. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, said this would represent a 23.7 per cent increase over the 2022 figure. Of this number, 2,875,549 are expected to be stopover visitors, which would represent a 16 per cent increase over the number recorded...

The Sangster International Airport, in Montego Bay, St. James, welcomed the inaugural Canada Jetlines flight from Toronto, Canada, on December 9. This flight, which carried some 85 visitors to the island, is the second inaugural flight to land at the airport so far this month, as the facility also welcomed a Norse Atlantic Airway flight from the United Kingdom on...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses graduates of the Central Jamaica Social Development Initiative (CJSDI) Hospitality Training Programme on Sunday (December 10). The graduation ceremony was held at Golf View Hotel in Manchester.

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left) makes a presentation to Founder, Caribbean Front Desk and winner of the inaugural Tourism Innovation Incubator pitch event, Dr. Duane Chambers, at the initiative’s closing ceremony held at the Summit in Kingston on December 5. Dr. Chambers will benefit from the $100-million support that has been made available through the EXIM Bank to...

Norse Atlantic Airways officially launched its inaugural flight to the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St. James, on December 1. The flight was carrying 188 passengers and the crew when it touched down early evening after a 10-hour journey from London, in the United Kingdom (UK). The airline plans to operate four flights a week – Mondays, Wednesdays, Saturdays...