Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says there is every indication that 2023 will be a great comeback year for the country’s hospitality sector, where both earnings and arrivals are expected to exceed pre COVID-19 levels. The Minister, who was speaking at the World Travel Awards Caribbean and Americas ceremony, at Sandals Montego Bay, on August 31, said that as...

Several workers in the tourism sector have received training and certification through the Human Employment and Resource Training/National Service Training Agency (HEART/NSTA) Trust, to enhance their skills and abilities. Speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s head office in Kingston, Regional Director, Region 1, at the HEART/NSTA Trust, Charlene Mohan, said that training is...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the sector is recovering at a faster than anticipated pace. “We projected that we would recover to 2019 levels by 2023/24. We had a mid-year review in Ocho Rios this [past] weekend and I am very pleased to tell you that, to date, we have [had] 1.7 million visitors and they have spent...

Residents of Priory, St. Ann, can view and provide feedback on the draft design for the development of the Priory (Fantasy) Beach, at a town hall meeting scheduled for Sunday, August 28 at 2:00 p.m., at the facility. Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, will deliver the main address. Member of Parliament for St. Ann North Eastern, Hon. Marsha Smith;...

The Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) has invested $2 million in sponsorship towards the 37th staging of the Senior Caribbean Squash Championships scheduled to take place at the Liguanea Club in Kingston, August 21 to 27. The Championships will feature 150 participants representing eight countries in the region – Jamaica, Barbados, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guyana, St....

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is again calling for the implementation of a Caribbean visa regime that will allow for ease of movement within the region for tourist purposes. “We are going to have to decide if we are going to create freedom of movement within the Caribbean, and in doing so, are we going to establish a special...

Jamaica will be extending support in several key areas to the Republic of Namibia’s tourism industry COVID-19 recovery programme. This is being facilitated under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for tourism collaboration between the countries. It comes as the Namibian authorities look to ramp up revitalisation efforts within the industry, which suffered a significant fallout in occupancy and employment levels,...