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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses the welcome ceremony for the 18th annual USA Travel Advisor Golf Tournament at Sandals Ochi Rios Beach Resort in St. Ann, on Saturday (September 10).
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses the welcome ceremony for the 18th annual USA Travel Advisor Golf Tournament at Sandals Ochi Rios Beach Resort in St. Ann, on Saturday (September 10).

Jamaica Records Best Summer Tourism Outturns Ever This Year

Jamaica has, this year, recorded the best stopover visitor arrivals figure and foreign exchange earnings for any summer period in the country’s history. Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, indicated that “we have 5,000 more visitors than in [the summer of]...
Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett (right) along with Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith (second right) and Director of Tourism, Donovan White, (second left) are all smiles after receiving one of the many awards won by Jamaica at this year’s staging of the World Travel Awards Caribbean & The America’s Gala, held on August 31 at Sandals, Montego Bay. Sharing in the moment is Host, Dr. Terri-Karelle Reid (left).
Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett (right) along with Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith (second right) and Director of Tourism, Donovan White, (second left) are all smiles after receiving one of the many awards won by Jamaica at this year’s staging of the World Travel Awards Caribbean & The America’s Gala, held on August 31 at Sandals, Montego Bay. Sharing in the moment is Host, Dr. Terri-Karelle Reid (left).

Jamaica Wins Top Prizes at World Travel Awards
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses hospitality heads and other stakeholders at the World Travel Awards Caribbean and Americas ceremony, at Sandals Montego Bay, on August 31.
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses hospitality heads and other stakeholders at the World Travel Awards Caribbean and Americas ceremony, at Sandals Montego Bay, on August 31.

Earnings And Arrivals Expected to Exceed Pre COVID-19 Levels –Tourism Minister
Regional Director, Region 1, at the Human Employment and Resource Training/National Service Training Agency (HEART/NSTA) Trust, Charlene Mohan, speaks at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, at the agency’s head office in Kingston.
Regional Director, Region 1, at the Human Employment and Resource Training/National Service Training Agency (HEART/NSTA) Trust, Charlene Mohan, speaks at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

Tourism Workers Receive Training and Certification Through HEART/NSTA Trust
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second right), looks at designs for the development of Priory Beach in St. Ann, being shown by architect at YAHSO Ltd., Andre Baugh (left), during a town hall meeting hosted by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) at the Alterry Beach Club in the parish, on August 28. Also looking at the designs (from second left) are: Mayor of St. Ann’s Bay, Councillor Sydney Stewart; Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and Public Service and Member of Parliament for St. Ann Northeastern, Hon. Marsha Smith, and TEF Executive Director, Dr. Carey Wallace.
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second right), looks at designs for the development of Priory Beach in St. Ann, being shown by architect at YAHSO Ltd., Andre Baugh (left), during a town hall meeting hosted by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) at the Alterry Beach Club in the parish, on August 28. Also looking at the designs (from second left) are: Mayor of St. Ann’s Bay, Councillor Sydney Stewart; Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and Public Service and Member of Parliament for St. Ann Northeastern, Hon. Marsha Smith, and TEF Executive Director, Dr. Carey Wallace.

Tourism Recovering Faster Than Anticipated – Minister Bartlett

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Executive Director, Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace (centre) in dialogue with the Chairperson, 37th Senior Caribbean Squash Championships, Gill Binnie (left) and Jamaica’s Squash Team Manager, Douglas Beckford at the launch of the tournament held at the Liguanea Club in Kingston on Tuesday (August 16).
Tourism

TEF Invests $2M in Caribbean Squash Championships

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....
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), makes a point to Cayman Islands’ Minister of Tourism and Transport, Hon. Kenneth Bryan (right), during a meeting on Wednesday (August 10), at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices. At left is Deputy Premier, Minister for Finance and Economic Development and Minister for Border Control and Labour, Cayman Islands, Hon. Christopher Saunders.
Tourism

Minister Bartlett Strengthens Call for Caribbean Visa Regime

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...
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, shakes the hand of the Republic of Namibia’s Minister for Presidential Affairs, Hon. Christine Hoebes, following a meeting at the Ministry’s offices in New Kingston, on Friday (August 5).
Tourism

Jamaica to Extend Support to Namibia in Tourism Recovery

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,...
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Tourism

Montego Bay, Jamaica Tops Summer Destination Cities

Jamaica’s second city has been ranked the top summer travel recovery city of 2022. The revelation follows a summer travel Outlook Report that was produced for the World Travel Market (WTM) by ForwardKeys (provider of travel trends and analysis). The summer travel outlook 2022 report revealed that “at the city level, summer travel recovery is being led by Caribbean destinations...
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Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Leeroy Williams, speaks at the ceremony to break ground for the US$274.5-million Montego Bay Perimeter Road project at Ironshore in St. James, on July 16.
TourismWorks / Construction

Perimeter Road Will Add Value to Tourism Product – Mayor

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams, says the city anticipates the construction and completion of the US$274.5-million Montego Bay Perimeter Road. Addressing the ground-breaking ceremony at Ironshore in St. James, on July 16, the Mayor said the perimeter road will add value to the tourism product, improve the city’s commercialisation, reduce loss in productivity time as a result of...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, provides an update on the recent cruise industry recruitment exercise, in the House of Representatives, on July 26.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentParliamentTourism

Cruise Industry Recruitment Drive Results in 3,609 Jamaicans Being Employed

The recent cruise industry recruitment exercise has, so far, resulted in the employment of 3,609 Jamaicans. Providing an update on the exercise in the House of Representatives on July 26, Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, said additional information will be provided once the data has been tabulated. “The process is continuing, as the final selection is being carried through...
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