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License Processing Administration Manager at the Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo) Sheryll Lewis, speaks with JIS News at the at the entity’s ‘Bring Your Application Day’ event held on Thursday, June 2, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James.
License Processing Administration Manager at the Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo) Sheryll Lewis, speaks with JIS News at the at the entity’s ‘Bring Your Application Day’ event held on Thursday, June 2, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James.

Owners And Operators Of Tourism Entities Reminded To Get Licensed

The Tourism Development Company Limited (TPDCo) is reminding owners and operators of tourism entities that it is illegal to operate without being licensed by the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB). Speaking with JIS News, License Processing Administration Manager at TPDCo, Sheryll...
2958: License Processing Administration Manager at the Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo) Sheryll Lewis (left), engages a business operator at the entity’s ‘Bring Your Application Day’ licensing event held on Thursday (June 2), at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James.
2958: License Processing Administration Manager at the Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo) Sheryll Lewis (left), engages a business operator at the entity’s ‘Bring Your Application Day’ licensing event held on Thursday (June 2), at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James.

Owners And Operators Of Tourism Entities Remained To Get Licensed
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses a ceremony for the official opening of the Holland Bamboo Scenic Avenue in St. Elizabeth held at the Holland Bamboo Primary School on June 2. The site was restored at a cost of $8.5 million.
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses a ceremony for the official opening of the Holland Bamboo Scenic Avenue in St. Elizabeth held at the Holland Bamboo Primary School on June 2. The site was restored at a cost of $8.5 million.

Minister Bartlett to Put Management Systems in Place for TEF Projects
Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon.
Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon.

NSWMA Lauds Tourism Sector Recycling Partnership Initiative
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.

Thousands Of Jamaicans To Be Recruited By Cruise Lines

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Royal Caribbean’s Harmony of the Seas on one of its regular calls at the Falmouth Port in Trelawny
Tourism

No Disruption In Operations At Falmouth Port

The Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) and Royal Caribbean have advised that a minor incident involving the cruise line’s vessel - Harmony of the Seas, on arrival at the Falmouth Port in Trelawny on May 26, resulted in no disruption to operations. Royal Caribbean, in a statement, indicated that the ship, which came into contact with an extension of the...
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (fourth right), is joined by the Most Hon. Carla Seaga (third left), and daughter, Gabrielle Seaga (fourth right), in officially opening the Most Hon. Edward Seaga Suite at Devon House in St. Andrew, on Friday (May 27). Sharing the moment (from left) are Executive Director, Devon House Development Company, Mureen James; Councillor, Mona Division, Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, Andrew Bellamy; Chair, Devon House Development Company, Jean Minion Wright; Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Tourism, David Dobson; and Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) Executive Director, Dr. Carey Wallace.
Tourism

Suite Established At Devon House In Honour Of Seaga

A multipurpose suite has been established at Jamaica’s globally renowned iconic heritage landmark, Devon House, in honour of late former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga. The repurposed structure, originally a gazebo, was renovated at a cost of $15.2 million by the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), with funds from the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) and will host meetings...
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Tourism

TPDCo Fast Tracks Application Process for Tourism Businesses

The Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) held its inaugural Bring Your Application Day event at the Hibiscus Lounge in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on Thursday (May 19). The event facilitated on the spot tourism licensing for tourism businesses. It also included consultations with partnering agencies such as the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), the Public Health Authority, insurance brokers, the National...
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Licence Processing and Registration Manager, Tourism Product Development Company Limited, Sheryll Lewis.
Tourism

TPDCO Hosts Events To Increase JTB Licence Applications

Operators of tourism enterprises are being encouraged to take advantage of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) ‘Bring Your Application Day’ events, scheduled to take place within the five resort areas. The sessions will be held on Thursday, May 19 at the Hibiscus Lodge in Ocho Rios, St. Ann; June 2 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James;...
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Prime MinisterTourism

Attractions Continue To Be Major Pull Factors – PM

Jamaica’s attractions, including the “iconic” Sangster International Airport, Montego Bay, St. James, continue to be major pull factors in bringing more visitors to the island, says Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. Mr. Holness, who completed a recent tour of western Jamaica where he opened a new Fire Brigade station (Montego Bay) and visited the Sangster International Airport to...
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CoronavirusHealth & WellnessTourism

Mandeville Hospital Receives J $7 Million in COVID-19 Support

The Mandeville Regional Hospital (MRH) in Manchester has received J $7 million worth of COVID-19 related equipment, through a partnership with the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF). The equipment which include: five bacterial/viral filters for ventilators; seven central venous catheters; six patient transport stretchers; 20 oxygen flowmeters; a blood analyzer and cartridge, were handed over on the hospital’s compound on Wednesday,...
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Marketing Manager, Recycling Partners of Jamaica (RPJ), Candace Ming (left) and Project and Business Development Manager, Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Dahlia Dwyer Hodelin (right), hand over recycling bins for plastic containers to Manager, Plantation Smokehouse, Leon Jones. Plantation Smokehouse is among entities that have joined the Tourism Recycling Partnership Initiative being implemented by the TPDCo and the RPJ. The establishment also received a recycling cage (not pictured) to store the plastic containers for pickup.
Tourism

Entities Urged To Join Tourism Sector Recycling Partnership

Entities within the tourism industry are being encouraged to participate in the Tourism Sector Recycling Partnership Initiative. Being implemented by the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) in partnership with Recycling Partners of Jamaica (RPJ), the initiative is geared towards reducing plastic pollution in resort areas. Project and Business Development Manager, Dahlia Dwyer Hodelin, told JIS News that the initiative is...
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