Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is in conversation with Manager, Communication and Customer Service, Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Maxine Fagan, during the Business Development Information Session hosted by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) for small and medium-sized tourism enterprises on Wednesday (November 22) at the Courtleigh Auditorium in Kingston. Listening is Executive Director, TEF, Dr. Carey Wallace. The...

With an estimated value of US$4.3 trillion globally, the health and wellness industry offers significant economic opportunities to Jamaica, says Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. Speaking to JIS News after the Fifth staging of the Jamaica Health and Wellness Tourism Conference, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on November 16, Mr. Bartlett said that to make an inroad into the...

The Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo) has rebranded and relaunched its flagship Team Jamaica training programme, which aims to ensure quality service delivery in the tourism industry. The initiative, which was unveiled during a ceremony held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on Thursday (November 16), now includes two new training courses – Level Two, Supervisory and Level Three,...

Small and medium-sized tourism enterprises (SMTEs) are set to benefit from a Business Development Information Session being hosted by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) on Wednesday, November 22. The session, to be held under the theme ‘Maximising Tourism Market Opportunities’, is slated for the Courtleigh Auditorium in Kingston beginning 9:30 a.m. The event is among initiatives organised for SMTEs by...

The tourism and hospitality sector is poised to benefit from an influx of HEART/NSTA Trust trainees, following a series of graduations in November and December 2023. Speaking during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the Agency’s Head Office in Kingston, HEART/NSTA Managing Director, Dr. Tanisha Ingleton, said 2,383 new graduates will join the sector’s workforce. “They are...

Hundreds of Hanover residents are to be equipped with skills to take up jobs in the hospitality sector under an arrangement involving the Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC), HEART/NSTA Trust and Grand Palladium Jamaica & Lady Hamilton Resort and Spa. Training commenced on Monday (November 13) for the first batch of approximately 60 trainees from four of the seven divisions in...

Several health and wellness providers in the hospitality sector will be recognised for their contribution at the inaugural Awards Ceremony at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Thursday (November 16). The ceremony, an added feature of this year’s staging of the fifth annual Jamaica Health and Wellness Tourism Conference, will take place on day one of the...