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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (eight left), and Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace (seventh left), symbolically hand over 20 water storage tanks to small farmers from St. James, at the Barrett Town Primary School in the parish on Friday (March 11)
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (eight left), and Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace (seventh left), symbolically hand over 20 water storage tanks to small farmers from St. James, at the Barrett Town Primary School in the parish on Friday (March 11)

St. James Small Farmers Get Water Tanks from TEF

Small farmers from several communities in St. James have received a major boost through the donation of 20 water storage tanks from the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF). The 650-gallon tanks, procured through TEF’s Tourism Linkages Network (TLN) were handed over...
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), is joined by Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace (left); Councillor for the Rose Hall Division, Anthony Murray; and Registered Midwife of the Barrett Town Health Centre, Noreen Roper, in commissioning into service, two 650-gallon water storage tanks, at the Barrett Town Health Centre in St. James on Friday (March 11).
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), is joined by Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace (left); Councillor for the Rose Hall Division, Anthony Murray; and Registered Midwife of the Barrett Town Health Centre, Noreen Roper, in commissioning into service, two 650-gallon water storage tanks, at the Barrett Town Health Centre in St. James on Friday (March 11).

Barrett Town Health Centre Gets Water Tanks
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, (front row, centre) is photographed with some recent graduates of the Hospitality and Tourism Management Programme (HTMP), after a press briefing held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Friday (March 11).
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, (front row, centre) is photographed with some recent graduates of the Hospitality and Tourism Management Programme (HTMP), after a press briefing held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Friday (March 11).

177 Students Have Graduated from Hospitality and Tourism Management Programme
Mayor of May Pen, His Worship Councillor Winston Maragh (centre) in conversation with Executive Director, Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Wade Mars (right) and Corporate Communications and Community Awareness Coordinator, TPDCo, Marline Stephenson Dalley (left), during a tour of the Salt River Mineral Spa in Clarendon on Friday (March 4).
Mayor of May Pen, His Worship Councillor Winston Maragh (centre) in conversation with Executive Director, Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Wade Mars (right) and Corporate Communications and Community Awareness Coordinator, TPDCo, Marline Stephenson Dalley (left), during a tour of the Salt River Mineral Spa in Clarendon on Friday (March 4).

TPDCO Tours Possible Attractions In Clarendon
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second left), interacts with farmer from Short Hill, St. Elizabeth, Nicolea Scott (right), as she explains the mechanics of the irrigation system on her farm. Looking on (from left) are: Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green; Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Frank Witter (third from left); and Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund, Dr. Carey Wallace.
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second left), interacts with farmer from Short Hill, St. Elizabeth, Nicolea Scott (right), as she explains the mechanics of the irrigation system on her farm. Looking on (from left) are: Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green; Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Frank Witter (third from left); and Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund, Dr. Carey Wallace.

Tourism Ministry Hands Over 50 Water Tanks To Farmers In Short Hill, St. Elizabeth

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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), samples cuisine infused with coffee during the launch of the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival on Tuesday (March 1) at the Jamaica Food and Drink Kitchen, Progressive Plaza, on Barbican Road in St. Andrew. He is joined by (from left), Chairperson, Gastronomy Network, Nicola Madden-Greig; Executive Director, Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace; President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Dian Edwards (in background); and Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.
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Use Coffee To Bring More Visitors To Jamaica – Minister Bartlett

The development of cottage industries to support the production of coffee by-products, including beverages, is one strategy Jamaica can employ to bring more visitors to the island, says Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. He said that Jamaica is in a “good position”, as the producer of some of the world’s finest coffee, to tantalise the tastebuds of visitors, many of...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, speaks during Tuesday’s (March 1) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, whose members are deliberating the 2022/23 Estimates of Expenditure.
Tourism

Over $500 Million Earmarked For Tourism-Related Projects

More than $500 million has been earmarked for work on several tourism-related projects across the island during the 2022/23 fiscal year. This was disclosed by Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, during Tuesday’s (March 1) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, which is deliberating the 2022/23 Estimates of Expenditure. Mr. Bartlett advised that $225 million is...
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Executive Training Manager, TPDCo, Ruth Harris
Gender AffairsTourism

TPDCo Stages Human Trafficking Sensitisation Session

The Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) is inviting stakeholders in the industry to attend a sensitisation session on human trafficking on March 9. The event will begin at 10:00 a.m. at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James and will also be streamed live on all TPDCo social media platforms. Executive Training Manager, TPDCo, Ruth Harris, told JIS News...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, speaking during Tuesday’s (March 1) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives.
Tourism

Divestment of Milk River Hotel and Spa on Track

Plans by the Government to divest the State-run Milk River Hotel and Spa in Clarendon remain on track. Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, said that work to amend the Milk River Act, which will facilitate the undertaking, is advanced. He noted that the Government is looking to divest the facility “through whatever means the Enterprise Team recommends”. The objective is...
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Executive Director, Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace, addresses the virtual launch of the Certification in Hotel Industry Analytics (CHIA) programme on February 25.
IndustryTourism

New Certification In Hotel Industry Analytics Launched

The Jamaica Centre of Tourism Innovation (JCTI) has launched a new certification programme for professionals in the tourism industry. The Certification in Hotel Industry Analytics (CHIA) is an internationally recognised resource for managers and a critical certification for final-year students going into tourism and hospitality management. Speaking at the virtual launch on February 25, Executive Director, Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF),...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.
Tourism

$31 Million Set Aside In Tourism Budget For Creative And Cultural Industries

A sum of $31 million has been earmarked in the 2022/2023 tourism budget to support Jamaica’s creative and cultural industries. Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, made the disclosure while addressing the premiere of the film ‘Link Up’ at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona, Western Jamaica Campus (WJC) in Montego Bay, St. James, on Sunday (February 27)....
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, speaks during Tuesday’s (March 1) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, whose members are deliberating the 2022/23 Estimates of Expenditure.
Tourism

No Visible Impact Of Conflict On Tourism – Bartlett

There is no visible impact of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia on tourism, says Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. “But what I can indicate to you is that the potential impact is very, very strong, and it’s not something that we’re ignoring,” the Minister added. He was responding to a question posed during Tuesday’s (March 1) meeting of the...
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