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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

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says he intends to put management systems in place to provide oversight for the restoration of heritage sites and other community projects funded by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF). He said that the move...

Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon.

NSWMA Lauds Tourism Sector Recycling Partnership Initiative

Thousands Of Jamaicans To Be Recruited By Cruise Lines

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

No Disruption In Operations At Falmouth Port

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.

Suite Established At Devon House In Honour Of Seaga

4 years ago 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...

Licence Processing and Registration Manager, Tourism Product Development Company Limited, Sheryll Lewis.

4 years ago 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;...

4 years ago 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...

4 years ago 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,...

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.

4 years ago 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...

Director of the Tourism Linkages Network, Carolyn McDonald Riley.

4 years ago Tourism

Application Deadline For ‘Christmas In July’ Is May 25

Manufacturers and artisans interested in participating in this year’s ‘Christmas in July’ trade show have until May 25 to submit their applications. The application form can be accessed on the Tourism Enhancement Fund’s (TEF) website at www.tef.gov.jm. The event is an opportunity for local producers of gifts and souvenir items to promote their products to alternative market segments. Director, Tourism...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), beams as he is presented with his award by Brett Tollman, CEO of The Travel Corporation, after being inducted into the prestigious Global Travel Hall of Fame yesterday (April 28, 2022). The highly anticipated induction ceremony was held at The Chesterfield Hotel in London. Minister Bartlett is the first Caribbean tourism leader to receive this honour, which is the latest worldwide industry award to be bestowed upon him.

4 years ago Tourism

Minister Bartlett Inducted into Global Travel Hall of Fame

Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett yesterday (April 28) joined an esteemed group of high achievers in the international travel and hospitality industry, with his induction into the prestigious Global Travel Hall of Fame. The Global Travel Hall of Fame, formerly dubbed The British Travel and Hospitality Hall of Fame, “recognizes the highest achievers in the travel, hospitality, tourism...