Preparations are in high gear to enable Jamaican producers to better meet the demands of a revived tourism industry. To this end, the Ministry of Tourism is working in tandem with the Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries and has initiated a series of high-level meetings to finalize the requisite arrangements. Two crucial meetings were held at the Montego Bay Convention...

The Government will commence accepting applications for the Tourism Workers’ Pension Scheme on September 1. This was announced by Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, who advised that the Fund Administrator, Guardian Life, is now ready to accept applications for membership into the Scheme. The Minister further informed that applications may be done virtually or in person.   He made the disclosure...

The Tourism room stock in Trelawny is poised for yet another uptick, with the proposed Sun Rise Reef development in Duncans Bay, near Falmouth. Developers, Atelier-Vidal Limited and partner, Coast and Land Aesthetic Development Limited say, the project will build out a collection of exclusive beach front villas, condominium residences and over-water suites. The Duncans Bay community is also expected...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says visitor arrivals for June are estimated at 150,000 as the sector continues to rebound. “So far, for the month of June, in seven days we have 37,000 visitors. That means we’re running at just over 5,000 per day,” he noted. The Minister was speaking at a virtual meeting of the Kiwanis Club of...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is calling on local suppliers to increase their production of goods and services to match the increasing demand from the industry. “If we aren’t able to supply on that demand, we’re going to have to import, which means that the dollars that we get into Jamaica from tourism will be leaked out back to...

Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett, says ground is to be broken for 3,000 hotel rooms over the next few months. Speaking at a virtual ground-breaking ceremony for the new Sandals Dunn’s River Resort in St. Ann, on May 26, the Minister also noted that he recently concluded, in Spain, arrangements for another 1,000 rooms. He said that of the 1,000...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) will be playing a greater role in the provision of public parks across Jamaica. Speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony for the new Sandals Dunn’s River Resort in St. Ann on May 26, Mr. Holness pointed out that a large part of the development of the Harmony Beach...