A virtual concert to celebrate Tourism Awareness Week will be held on October 1 beginning at 2:00 p.m. The concert will be streamed live on the YouTube channels of the Ministry of Tourism, Visit Jamaica and Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica (PBCJ) as well as on Facebook @TourismJa. It will include performances from Tarrus Riley, Gramps Morgan and Yaksta. Speaking...

Port Antonio and Jamaica will be showcased to an international audience as the James Bond film ‘No Time to Die’ is released in major markets around the world. The 25th James Bond film, which stars British actor, Daniel Craig, premiered in London on Tuesday (September 28) and opens in various countries beginning September 30. Some of these are India, United...

Activities to commemorate Tourism Awareness Week, from September 26 to October 2, are being undertaken under the theme ‘Tourism for Inclusive Growth’. Speaking at a Virtual Church Service on Sunday (September 26) to kick-start the week of activities, Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, said that tourism is the only industry in the world that gives everyone a chance. “It enables...

With an increase in visitor arrivals and revenue both critical to Jamaica’s post-COVID-19 economic recovery, Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is currently overseas having key meetings with major investors and sector players. The Minister, who left the island on September 22, along with a delegation from the Ministry of Tourism, which includes Director of Tourism, Donovan White; Chairman of...

With tourism workers reportedly flocking to vaccination sites in resort towns across the island, two south-coast entities are being praised for having 100 per cent of their staff fully vaccinated. Jakes Hotel and Jack Sprat Restaurant and Bar, both in Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth, now have the unique distinction on achieving 100 per cent staff take-up of the COVID-19 vaccine....

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says vaccine hesitancy must go for growth to take place. The Minister was speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s head office in Kingston on Tuesday (September 21), where he encouraged tourism workers to get vaccinated. “There has been a lot of hesitancy and I want to make the point...

Jamaica has earned US$1.2 billion from 1.1 million visitor arrivals since the start of the year. This was revealed by Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, at a Jamaica Information Service ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s head office in Kingston on Tuesday (September 21). “That performance is seeing a 22 per cent increase in our earnings, up by some US$212 million...