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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, greets members of the Chukka Caribbean Adventures team during a recent visit to the entity
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, greets members of the Chukka Caribbean Adventures team during a recent visit to the entity's Ocho Rios attraction.

Tourism Recovery Faster Than Expected – Minister Bartlett

Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett, says the recovery of the tourism sector is taking place faster than anticipated with arrivals for the year now projected at 1.8 million visitors. He credited the strong performance to Jamaica's management of the...
Nathania Hall (left), who was first in line off the inaugural nonstop flight from Zurich to Montego Bay on Monday night, July 5, gets a COVID-19-compliant greeting from Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett.
Nathania Hall (left), who was first in line off the inaugural nonstop flight from Zurich to Montego Bay on Monday night, July 5, gets a COVID-19-compliant greeting from Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett.

Tourism Minister Says Country’s Response To COVID-19 Has Attention Of Airline Partners
Nathania Hall, who along with her mother Sanchia Gordon-Hall were first in line off the inaugural nonstop flight from Zurich to Montego Bay on Monday night, July 5, gets a COVID-19 compliant greeting from Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett. The Halls are Jamaicans residing in Austria.
Nathania Hall, who along with her mother Sanchia Gordon-Hall were first in line off the inaugural nonstop flight from Zurich to Montego Bay on Monday night, July 5, gets a COVID-19 compliant greeting from Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett. The Halls are Jamaicans residing in Austria.

Zurich-Montego Bay Non-stop Flight Service a Game-Changer – Minister Bartlett
Air Canada Dreamliner arrives at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St. James, on Sunday, July 4.
Air Canada Dreamliner arrives at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St. James, on Sunday, July 4.

Jamaica Welcomes Flights From Canada And Germany
Passengers arrive on the inaugural Jet Air Caribbean flight from Curaçao International Airport to Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, on Thursday, July 1.
Passengers arrive on the inaugural Jet Air Caribbean flight from Curaçao International Airport to Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, on Thursday, July 1.

Jamaica Welcomes Inaugural Flight from Curaçao

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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. (File Photo)
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Tourism Transportation Sub-Sector to Benefit from $70 Million Loan Facility Starting July 1

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett has announced that the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Jamaica National Small Business Loans Ltd (JNSBL) to make $70 million accessible to operators in the tourism ground transportation sub-sector, who have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Minister Bartlett made the announcement as he provided an update...
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​Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left) and Minister of Tourism for Saudi Arabia, His Excellency Ahmed Al Khateeb, enjoy coconut water, ahead of the tour of the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre at the University of the West Indies, Mona, on June 23. ​
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Tourism Ministers Of Jamaica And Saudi Arabia Discuss Areas Of Collaboration

Jamaica and Saudi Arabia are exploring a number of areas in which there can be collaboration between the two countries. This was disclosed by Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, after guiding the Minister of Tourism for Saudi Arabia, His Excellency Ahmed Al Khateeb, on a tour of the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre at the University of...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett addresses the 66th meeting of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Regional Commission for the Americas (CAM) and the Ministerial Dialogue:
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Tourism Minister Calls On Region To Redouble Efforts For Revival Of Tourism

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has called on the countries of the Americas to redouble their efforts in finding practical and meaningful solutions for the reactivation of the travel and tourism sector. He was speaking on Thursday (June 24), at the 66th meeting of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Regional Commission for the Americas (CAM) and the...
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Minister of Tourism for Saudi Arabia, His Excellency Ahmed Al Khateeb (left), plays the drum with Percussionist, Bongo Herman, during a tour of the Bob Marley Museum in St. Andrew on Wednesday (June 23). Looking on is Director of Tourism at the Jamaica Tourist Board, Donovan White.
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Saudi Arabia Tourism Minister Visits Bob Marley Museum

Director of Tourism at the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Donovan White, says Wednesday’s (June 23) tour of the Bob Marley Museum by the Minister of Tourism for Saudi Arabia, His Excellency Ahmed Al Khateeb, bodes well for destination Jamaica. “To have the Hon. Minister here on this tour was exhilarating for me personally, but even more so for the destination,”...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett.
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Tourism Driving Jamaica’s Economic Recovery Since Reopening – Minister Bartlett

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett has revealed that since its reopening in June 2020, the tourism sector has been driving the economic recovery of Jamaica’s economy, through a steady increase in arrivals and tourism earnings. Minister Bartlett expressed that “preliminary figures indicate that since the reopening of the tourism sector on June 15, 2020, Jamaica has recorded a total of...
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.
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Top Tourism Officials to Visit Jamaica for High-Level UNWTO Meeting

Secretary-General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Mr. Zurab Pololikashvili and Minister of Tourism for Saudi Arabia, His Excellency Ahmed Al Khateeb, are among the global tourism officials who will visit Jamaica this week to attend the blended staging of the UNWTO’s 66th Regional Commission of the Americas (CAM) on June 24th. The trip will mark Mr. Pololikashvili’s...
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left) expresses sincere appreciation to St. James Public Health Department staff and other healthcare workers for their commitment in going the extra mile to vaccinate the public against the coronavirus (COVID-19). Minister Bartlett lauded the workers as he visited the vaccination blitz site at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on Saturday, June 19, 2021. He underscored that healthcare workers have a crucial role to play in enabling the quick recovery, not just of the tourism sector, but of the Jamaican economy overall.
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PHOTO: Minister Bartlett Expresses Appreciation to St. James Public Health Workers

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left) expresses sincere appreciation to St. James Public Health Department staff and other healthcare workers for their commitment in going the extra mile to vaccinate the public against the coronavirus (COVID-19). Minister Bartlett lauded the workers as he visited the vaccination blitz site at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on Saturday, June 19, 2021. He...
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