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Passengers arrive on the inaugural Jet Air Caribbean flight from Curaçao International Airport to Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, on Thursday, July 1.

Jamaica Welcomes Inaugural Flight from Curaçao

On Thursday (July 1), Jamaica welcomed a new air service to Kingston with the launch of the inaugural Jet Air Caribbean flight from Curaçao International Airport to the Norman Manley International Airport. The new service offers direct, round-trip flights. It...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. (File Photo)

Tourism Transportation Sub-Sector to Benefit from $70 Million Loan Facility Starting July 1

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left) and Minister of Tourism for Saudi Arabia, His Excellency Ahmed Al Khateeb, enjoy coconut water, ahead of the tour of the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre at the University of the West Indies, Mona, on June 23.

Tourism Ministers Of Jamaica And Saudi Arabia Discuss Areas Of Collaboration

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett addresses the 66th meeting of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Regional Commission for the Americas (CAM) and the Ministerial Dialogue: 'Reactivation of the tourism sector for inclusive growth', on June 24 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

Tourism Minister Calls On Region To Redouble Efforts For Revival Of Tourism

Minister of Tourism for Saudi Arabia, His Excellency Ahmed Al Khateeb (left), plays the drum with Percussionist, Bongo Herman, during a tour of the Bob Marley Museum in St. Andrew on Wednesday (June 23). Looking on is Director of Tourism at the Jamaica Tourist Board, Donovan White.

Saudi Arabia Tourism Minister Visits Bob Marley Museum

Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett.

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Tourism Driving Jamaica’s Economic Recovery Since Reopening – Minister Bartlett

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett has revealed that since its reopening in June 2020, the tourism sector has been driving the economic recovery of Jamaica’s economy, through a steady increase in arrivals and tourism earnings. Minister Bartlett expressed that “preliminary figures indicate that since the reopening of the tourism sector on June 15, 2020, Jamaica has recorded a total of...

5 years ago Tourism

Top Tourism Officials to Visit Jamaica for High-Level UNWTO Meeting

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 underscored that healthcare workers have a crucial role to play in enabling the quick recovery, not just of the tourism sector, but of the Jamaican economy overall.

5 years ago Tourism

PHOTO: Minister Bartlett Expresses Appreciation to St. James Public Health Workers

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...

5 years ago Tourism

Consultations Underway to Address Gaps in Tourism Supply Chain – Minister Bartlett

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 and also encouraged more financial entities to create unique financial offerings to assist players in the tourism industry.

5 years ago Tourism

PHOTO: Bartlett Lauds NCB on Launch of Tourism Response Impact Portfolio (TRIP) Initiative

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, addresses the House of Representatives on June 15.

5 years ago Tourism

Jamaica To Set Up Tourism Incubator

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...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, emphasises a point while delivering the closing 2021/22 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday (June 15), under the theme ‘Recovering Faster, Stronger, and Better’. Listening (from left) are Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams; and Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange.

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Comprehensive Upgrading Of Montego Bay Hip Strip

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...