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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

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...

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.

Tourism Recovering Faster Than Anticipated – Minister Bartlett

Executive Director, Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace.

Draft Design for Priory Beach Development to be Showcased at Town Hall

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).

TEF Invests $2M in Caribbean Squash Championships

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.

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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...

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).

3 years ago 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,...

4 years ago 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...

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.

4 years ago 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...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, provides an update on the recent cruise industry recruitment exercise, in the House of Representatives, on July 26.

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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...

Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett (right) greets, Tourism Trainer/Farmer, Donovan Haughton (centre) during a visit to the Bunkers Hill Cultural Xperience and River Tours in Wakefield, Trelawny on Thursday (July 21). Looking on is Special Advisor and Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourist Association (CHTA) Frank Comito (left).

4 years ago Tourism

Showcasing a ‘Cultural Xperience’

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett led a team from the Organization of American States (OAS) on a tour of the Bunkers Hill Cultural Xperience and River Tours, Wakefield, Trelawny on Thursday (July 21). The OAS team was in the island for a two-day high-level policy forum (July 20-21) with representatives from more than 50 countries across the Americas. The forum...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, speaking on day one of the inaugural Organization of American States (OAS) high-level policy forum on building the resilience of Small and Medium Tourism Enterprises (SMTEs) in the Caribbean to Disasters at the Holiday Inn Resort in Montego Bay, St. James, on Wednesday (July 20).

4 years ago Tourism

Minister Bartlett Sees Potential of CARICOM Visa

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the implementation of a regional visa regime among CARICOM nations has huge economic potential for tourism recovery and development in the region. “A regional visa regime is something that we've been talking about. I think if we are to build Caribbean tourism, then we must recognise that as individual states, we are too...