Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the investment climate remains positive despite the sector being impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Mr. Bartlett said the level of multibillion-dollar investment projects that are now under way or programmed for implementation over the next two years is indicative of investors’ vote of confidence in Jamaica. He was speaking during a recent meeting...

The Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo) has issued more than 1,000 coronavirus (COVID-19) Protocol Compliance certificates to businesses within the tourism industry. This was disclosed by Director of Product Quality, TPDCo, Deanne Keating-Campbell, while addressing a webinar hosted by the agency on Wednesday (July 28). Ms. Keating-Campbell said that the COVID-19-compliant certificate demonstrates that the establishment is safely carrying...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is projecting that Jamaica will recover sufficiently from the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to welcome 4.2 million visitors and generate some US$4 billion in earnings by 2024. He said that the projections are based on the growth trends since the island’s borders were reopened to international travel in June 2020, after being closed...

The board of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) has approved funding of $50 million for the evaluation and revision of the National Community Tourism Policy as well as the facilitation of a demand study. Approximately $30 million will go to the evaluation and revision of the policy while $20 million will be used for the demand study. Speaking at...

The Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) will be hosting a ‘Tourism Webinar’ on Wednesday (July 28) beginning at 10 a.m., to commemorate its 25th anniversary. The webinar is open to all tourism stakeholders as well as persons who have an interest in entering the sector. Corporate Communications and Community Awareness Coordinator at the TPDCo, Marline Stephenson Dalley, told JIS News...

Residents of Brown’s Town and its environs in St. Ann, on Friday (July 23), participated in a major plastic bottle collection drive organised by Recycling Partners of Jamaica in collaboration with several key stakeholder entities.   More than two truckloads of bottles were collected, as personnel highlighted the importance of separating plastics from other disposables and recycling these items in order to better preserve the environment.  Other participating partner entities included the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), and Forestry Department.  General...

Jamaica is among highly tourism-dependent developing countries globally that are poised to benefit from 25 million doses of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines being sourced on their behalf for industry workers.  Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, who has been instrumental in the process, says discussions have been held and collaborations forged with suppliers in Africa, among other locations, to facilitate provision of the vaccines.  While indicating that a formal more fulsome announcement will be...