The Government will be conducting a labour market study to address current and future labour issues in tourism and assess the labour market arrangements for different aspects of the sector. It will also outline the hiring arrangements, salaries, benefits, skill sets and training requirements for persons in the industry. This was disclosed by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir...

The Tourism Linkages Network (TLN) has commenced a series of islandwide sensitisation sessions to heighten public awareness about the recently launched Agricultural Suppliers Food Safety Manual. The sessions target farmers, agro-processors, manufacturers and other stakeholders who supply food to the tourism industry. Persons in Manchester, St. Elizabeth and Clarendon are being invited to attend the upcoming forum on February 14...

The Ministry of Tourism has endorsed the celebration of Reggae Month 2023, which commences on Wednesday, February 1. Reggae Month 2023 was launched on Sunday (January 29), during a Church Service at Fellowship Tabernacle in Kingston. Director, Tourism Linkages Network, Carolyn McDonald Riley, who brought remarks on behalf of Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, said the celebration is one...

Motorists brave the mid-morning sun outside the Corporate Area Traffic Court on South Camp Road on Tuesday (January 31), in a final effort to settle outstanding traffic tickets ahead of the new Road Traffic Act coming into effect on Wednesday (February 1). The Government had offered motorists with outstanding tickets a reprieve to allow them to pay their fines and...

Jamaica’s presence at the recently concluded international trade fair in Spain has reaped tremendous benefits for the island’s recovering tourism sector, says Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. In an interview with JIS News, Mr. Bartlett said the visit by a high-powered Jamaican delegation, which included Director of Tourism, Donovan White and Chief Strategist and Senior Adviser in the Ministry...

To fully realise its vast agro-ecotourism potential, the Mulberry Valley Estate in Friendship Gap, St. Mary, has received a pledge of support from Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. The 20-acre property is owned by entrepreneurs, Jeffrey “Agent Sasco” Campbell, and wife Nicole. The Minister joined the couple on a tour of the estate on Thursday (January 26)...

Jamaica will once again prove itself a pioneer when it launches the first ever Global Tourism Resilience Institute in February. Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, made the announcement while addressing the recent launch of the Global Tourism Resilience Conference. The conference will be hosted at the University of the West Indies Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew, from February 15 to17....