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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses journalists during a recent media briefing at Gordon House in downtown Kingston.

Jamaica Expected to Earn US$5 Billion from Hotel Rooms to be Constructed

Jamaica is projected to earn more than US$5 billion in direct foreign exchange inflows from visitor occupancy of approximately 8,000 rooms slated for construction over the next two to five years. Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says over 24,000 new...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, speaking during the recent ‘Christmas in July’ trade show at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in new Kingston.

Govt Targets Tourist Markets in Africa and Middle East

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second right), is presented with a souvenir by Founder/Managing Director of Wood Man 876, Dameion Thompson (right), during the eighth ‘Christmas in July’ trade show, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston, on Tuesday (July 12). Others (from left) are: Chief Technical Director in the Tourism Ministry, David Dobson; Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) Chairman, Godfrey Dyer; and TEF Executive Director, Dr. Carey Wallace.

Jamaica Hosts OAS High-Level Forum

Director of the Tourism Linkages Network, Carolyn McDonald Riley.

Christmas In July Trade Show July 12-13

Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo) Wade Mars (right), presents the overachiever spotlight award to Trecia Harris-Smiley (left) from the Ocho Rios Region at the company’s staff recognition awards ceremony held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, Rose Hall, St James on Thursday (July 7).

180 TPDCo Employees Recognised at Staff Awards

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses journalists at a media briefing, held at Gordon House in downtown Kingston, on Tuesday (July 5).

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Collaboration Integral to Tourism Recovery in The Region – Bartlett

While calling for the implementation of a single use visa for visitors, Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett has reiterated that partnership and the implementation of a multi-destination tourism framework, are necessary to boost the recovery of tourism in the Caribbean. Addressing the “first ever Caribbean Saudi Arabia Summit” in the Dominican Republic today (July 7), Minister Bartlett stressed that...

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

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Development of Success Beach to Be Discussed at Town Hall July 9

The development of Success Beach in St. James will be discussed at a Town Hall meeting on Saturday, July 9. The meeting will be held at the John Rollins Success Primary School, beginning at 2:00 p.m., and residents of the parish are being invited to participate in discussions on the facility. Success Beach is among 10 being developed across Jamaica...

4 years ago Tourism

Bartlett Excited About Possible Saudi Investment

A group of 80 Saudi Arabian business interests will arrive in Jamaica on Friday (July 7) for discussions with government officials on local investment prospects. Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, who made the announcement, said it will be the largest and strongest group of investors from the Middle East to be hosted locally. They will arrive after participating in the...

4 years ago Tourism

More Than One Million Stopover Visitors Since January

Jamaica has welcomed 1,117,137 stopover visitors since the start of the year, which has generated just over US$1.5 billion in earnings. Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, notes that arrivals have been “pacing very positively”, adding that the industry “continues [to show] very strong recovery” from the fallout caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. He was speaking at a media briefing at...

Executive Director of the Montego Bay Marine Park Trust in St. James, Hugh Shim, speaks during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the Agency’s Regional Office in Montego Bay, St. James, on Tuesday (June 28).

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Funding Support Needed For Montego Bay Marine Park

Executive Director of the Montego Bay Marine Park Trust in St. James, Hugh Shim, is extending invitation for grant support for the Trust’s marine initiatives, vital to the conservation and restoration of coastal resources. Mr. Shim was addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the Agency’s Regional Office in Montego Bay, St. James, on Tuesday (June 28). He...

Members of the House of Representatives observe a minute of silence for late former Minister of Tourism, Francis Tulloch, during its sitting on Tuesday (June 28).

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House Of Representatives Pays Tribute To Late Francis Tulloch

Members of the House of Representatives, on Tuesday (June 28), paid tribute to and observed a minute of silence in honour of late former Minister of Tourism, Francis Tulloch. Mr. Tulloch, who passed away last week, served as Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, and Minister of State in the Ministries of Transport, and Tourism. He also...

Executive Director of the Montego Bay Marine Park Trust in St. James, Hugh Shim, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, held at the agency’s Montego Bay Regional Office on Tuesday (June 28).

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Fishers Urged To Avoid Catching Small Parrotfish

Executive Director of the Montego Bay Marine Park Trust, Hugh Shim, is imploring fishers not to catch small parrotfish that have not yet reproduced. He notes that while he is not proposing a ban on catching parrotfish, the small ones should be declared off limits. “The problem with the parrotfish is that [Jamaicans] love them so much, that we will...