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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. JIS File Photo: Mark Bell
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. JIS File Photo: Mark Bell

Tourism Ministry On A Drive To Get Industry Workers Vaccinated

The Ministry of Tourism is on a drive to get workers within the industry vaccinated. “We are looking now at an incentive programme with transportation and possibly some refreshment and entertainment and so on. Whatever it is going to take...
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. (JIS File Photo)
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. (JIS File Photo)

Task Force Established To Assist In Haitian Tourism Industry’s Recovery From Recent Earthquake
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.

Return Of Cruise Tourism Benefits Industry Players
Port Authority of Jamaica executives - Assistant Vice-President for Security, Kirk Johnson (left); Vice President for Security, Captain Sydney Innis (second right); and Assistant Vice-President for Marketing and Communications, Kimberley Stiff (right), interact with Carnival Cruise Line’s Vice President for Global Ports and Caribbean Government Relations, Marie McKenzie.
Port Authority of Jamaica executives - Assistant Vice-President for Security, Kirk Johnson (left); Vice President for Security, Captain Sydney Innis (second right); and Assistant Vice-President for Marketing and Communications, Kimberley Stiff (right), interact with Carnival Cruise Line’s Vice President for Global Ports and Caribbean Government Relations, Marie McKenzie.

Tourism Stakeholders Stand To Benefit From Adherence To COVID-19 Protocols
Minister of Tourism, the Hon. Edmund Bartlett. (JIS File Photo)
Minister of Tourism, the Hon. Edmund Bartlett. (JIS File Photo)

All-expense paid trip to Jamaica for Olympic volunteer who helped Parchment

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Chairman of the Tourism Resilient Corridors Committee (TRCC) and Vice-President of the Private Sector Association of Jamaica (PSOJ) in charge of tourism, John Byles.
CoronavirusTourism

Zero Tolerance To COVID-19 Breaches In Tourism Sector

With Jamaica having received its first cruise ship following a 17-month hiatus forced by the global pandemic, Minister of Tourism Hon. Edmund Bartlett is insisting that the zero-tolerance approach to COVID-19 protocols breaches will remain in effect. Minister Bartlett, who was in Ocho Rios on Monday (August 16) to greet the arrival of the 3,100 passenger and crew Carnival Sunrise...
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Tour operators and attraction owners were out in full force yesterday to greet the arrival of the Carnival Sunrise. Here we see Regional Manager for Dolphin Cove Gonzalo Pacheco (first left) and Manager for Cruise Ship Operations for Dolphin Cove, Enrique Rivera (third left), and other members of their team at the Ocho Rios Cruise Ship Port, St. Ann, on Monday (August 16). The occasion was the arrival of the first cruise ship in Jamaica following a 17-month absence.
Tourism

Carnival Sunrise Plans Three Calls Per Month for Ocho Rios

With cruise ships once again sailing on the high seas worldwide, the world’s second largest cruise company - Carnival Cruise Lines - says Jamaica will remain an important part of its itinerary throughout the post COVID-19 recovery period. Speaking with JIS News at the Ocho Rios Cruise Terminal in St. Ann following the arrival of the 3,100 passengers and crew...
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The world-renowned Dunn’s River Falls in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, remains a popular destination for tourists.
Tourism

Dunn’s River Falls Ready for Cruise Visitors

With Ocho Rios, St. Ann, chosen as the sole Jamaican port to kick off the phased return of cruise shipping, operators of the famed Dunn’s River Falls say the state-owned entity is “far advanced in preparations”. In fact, according to Director of Subsidiary Management at the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Farrah Blake, the world-renowned 28-acre property has been in a...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), presents Jamaica’s one-millionth visitor to the island, Darnel Williams (second left), and her children 12-month-old Keon and five-year-old Keona Francis, with a complimentary stay at Royalton Resorts following their arrival at the Sangster International Airport, Montego Bay, St. James, on Sunday (August 15). Sharing in the moment (from left) are: Chief Executive Officer of MBJ Limited, Shane Monroe; Regional Commercial Director, Blue Diamonds Resorts, Kerry Ann Quallo-Caserly; and President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), Clifton Reader.
Tourism

Jamaica Welcomes One Millionth Visitor Since The Onset Of COVID-19

Jamaica, on Sunday (August 15), welcomed the one millionth stopover visitor to arrive since its borders were reopened to international travel in June 2020, after being closed for three months due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, and Director of Tourism, Donovan White, headed the officials and key industry stakeholders on hand at the Sangster International...
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Training Manager, Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) Western Region, Megan Mollison.
Tourism

TPDCo Hosts Free Customer Service Awareness Sessions

The Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) is hosting a series of free customer service awareness sessions across the island for all contract carriage operators and craft traders within the tourism sector. Training Manager for the TPDCo’s Western Region, Megan Mollison, told JIS News that the sessions, which are underway, “are really just refresher programmes for our tourism personnel” as more...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett
Tourism

Workers Urged To Get Vaccinated As Jamaica Anticipates Cruise Ship Return

As Jamaica anticipates the return of cruise ships, Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is imploring workers in the sector to sign up now to receive the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine. “Cruise shipping is an integral part of our tourism product and an important driver in terms of visitor arrivals and expenditure. Thousands of Jamaicans depend on the cruise ship industry, and...
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