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...

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...

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...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left) engages Mr. Steven Gooden, CEO – NCB Capital Markets Limited, in discussion. The occasion was the launch of NCB Capital Markets’ Tourism Response Impact Portfolio (TRIP) at the AC Marriott Hotel on June 17, 2021. Minister Bartlett was the Keynote Speaker at the event, where he lauded NCB for the launch of their initiative...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says Jamaica will be setting up a tourism incubator with several partners to foster new ideas in the market and to generate grants and loans. Closing the 2021/2022 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 15, he said discussions with potential partners, such as the University of Technology (UTech), University of the...

The Government has budgeted $1.2 billion to undertake comprehensive upgrading of the popular Montego Bay Hip Strip, located along Jimmy Cliff Boulevard (formerly Gloucestershire Avenue), in the resort city. Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the sum includes $150 million earmarked in the 2021/22 Budget to commence preliminary work on the project, which, he notes, will form part of the...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), highlights a matter of interest during discussions with Ambassador of the Republic of Panama to Jamaica, Dr. Lasford Douglas, during a courtesy call at the Minister’s New Kingston office recently. During the meeting, they discussed strengthening Jamaica’s relationship with Panama, the possibility of a multi-destination marketing arrangement as well as the upcoming United Nations...