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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre) and Permanent Secretary in the Tourism Ministry, Jennifer Griffith (left), are shown displays manufactured by Glo Coffee Products by company owner, Ano Sewell, during last year’s staging of the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival Marketplace at Devon House in Kingston.
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre) and Permanent Secretary in the Tourism Ministry, Jennifer Griffith (left), are shown displays manufactured by Glo Coffee Products by company owner, Ano Sewell, during last year’s staging of the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival Marketplace at Devon House in Kingston.

Loads of Fun in Store for Coffee Festival Patrons

Lots of fun and exciting activities are in store for patrons attending the sixth annual Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival on Saturday (March 25) in Newcastle, St. Andrew. Director, Tourism Linkages Network, Carolyn McDonald Riley, told JIS News that the...
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left, foreground), tours one of the units in the $1.3-billion Bengal Cove Villas development, located in Discovery Bay, St. Ann, with Project Manager, Mario Palmer (right), following the property’s official opening on Saturday (March 18).
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left, foreground), tours one of the units in the $1.3-billion Bengal Cove Villas development, located in Discovery Bay, St. Ann, with Project Manager, Mario Palmer (right), following the property’s official opening on Saturday (March 18).

More Jamaicans Contributing to the Local Tourism Value Chain Experience
Representatives of tourism entities and local manufacturers and suppliers, conduct business on the floor of the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, at the Tourism Linkages Network’s Speed Networking event on Thursday, March 16.
Representatives of tourism entities and local manufacturers and suppliers, conduct business on the floor of the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, at the Tourism Linkages Network’s Speed Networking event on Thursday, March 16.

Tourism Buyers and Sellers Conduct Business at Speed Networking Event
Tourism stakeholders interact during last year’s staging of the speed networking event, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in St. James.
Tourism stakeholders interact during last year’s staging of the speed networking event, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in St. James.

Speed Networking on March 16
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.

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Tourism Minister Hails Late Hotelier Louis Grant

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has hailed the late veteran hotelier and tourism stalwart, Louis Grant, as a true ambassador and patriot of the highest order. Mr. Bartlett told JIS News that Mr. Grant, who died on March 6, was a trailblazer and a man who embodied everything that is good about the tourism industry. “I have known Louis...
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Director of the Tourism Linkages Network (TLN), Carolyn McDonald Riley.
AgricultureTourism

Coffee Farmers Trade Day on March 14

Coffee farmers in Portland, St. Andrew and St. Thomas are being invited to attend a ‘Farmers’ Trade Day’, slated for Tuesday, March 14, at the Alfred Sangster Auditorium, University of Technology (UTech) Jamaica, beginning at 9:00 a.m. The event is being organised by the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) and the Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA), with support from...
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.
Tourism

Close to 10,000 Contributors to Tourism Workers Pension Scheme

The Ministry of Tourism is reporting that close to 10,000 hospitality workers are paying into the Tourism Workers Pension Scheme, with approximately $400 million in contributions to date. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, made the disclosure during the sitting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, on March 1. “The Government, as you know, has put forward...
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (third left), in conversation with Member of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) Council, Corah Ann Robertson-Sylvester (left), at the CMU’s inaugural Port Royal Lecture series, on Tuesday (February 28), at the institution’s campus, Palisadoes Park in Kingston. Listening (from second left) are President, CMU, Professor Andrew Spencer; and Executive Director, Centre for the Blue Economy and Innovation, CMU, Ambassador Joachim Schmillen.
Tourism

Environmental Compliance Standards Critical in Tourism Sector – Minister

Standards should be developed for environmental compliance throughout the tourism value chain, says Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. Addressing the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) inaugural Port Royal Lecture series, on Tuesday (February 28), at the institution’s campus, Palisadoes Park in Kingston, the Minister said this is critical to preserving the marine environment. “The transition to sustainable ocean economies will ultimately...
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Frontier Airlines’ inaugural nonstop flight from Denver, Colorado, in the United States arrives at Sangster International Airport (SIA) in St. James on Friday (February 24).
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Sangster Airport Welcomes Frontier Airlines’ Non-Stop Flight from Denver

The Sangster International Airport (SIA) in St. James on Friday (February 24) welcomed Frontier Airlines’ inaugural non-stop flight from Denver, Colorado in the United States (US). Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, who was on hand to welcome the 152 passengers, said that the latest flight has increased to eight the number of US cities into the island by Frontier...
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Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director-General, Dr. Wayne Henry.
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Tourism Continues to Drive Post-COVID 19 Recovery

Jamaica’s tourism industry continues to figure consistently in Jamaica’s post-COVID-19 economic recovery. Data from the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) shows that the ‘Hotels and Restaurants’ sub-group, which largely captures tourism-related activities, grew by an estimated 23.4 per cent for the October to December 2022 quarter on the back of several positive outcomes. Speaking during the PIOJ’s quarterly media briefing...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses the inaugural Jamaica/Dominican Republic business forum at the AC Hotel in Kingston on Tuesday (February 21).
Tourism

Dominican Republic Investors Eyeing St. Thomas

Investors from the Dominican Republic are eyeing the eastern parish of St. Thomas, which is fast emerging as the new destination for development in Jamaica. Speaking at the inaugural Jamaican/Dominican Republic business forum at the AC Hotel in Kingston on Tuesday (February 21), Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, said “we are anticipating, within a short while… a good visit from...
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