The growth of tourism over the years has meant that more highly qualified professionals are being drawn to the sector, says Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. “They see the job opportunities and understand that many of these careers command high salaries,” the Minister told JIS News in an interview. Mr. Bartlett argued that the notion that tourism is an...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...