Executive Director of Jamaica Vacations Limited (JamVac), Joy Roberts, says craft traders and other small-business interests operating within the tourism resilient corridor stand to benefit significantly from cruise passenger arrivals, once established coronavirus (COVID-19) protocols are adhered to. Ms. Roberts, whose engagements incorporate airlift and cruise activities, told JIS News that this was evident with the arrival of a Carnival...

Tokyo 2020 Olympics volunteer, Ms. Tijana Kawashima Stojkovic whose act of kindness assisted 110m hurdles Olympic Gold Medalist, Hansle Parchment secure victory, will be treated to an all-expense paid trip to the island. The Olympics volunteer gave the athlete taxi fare to get to the track and field stadium to compete in the final, after he accidentally boarded the bus...

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...

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...

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...

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...