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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), kicks a football to Member of Parliament for Western Westmoreland, Morland Wilson (right), at the opening of the new Negril Mini-Stadium on July 30.

Tourism Ministry Looking To Capitalise On Olympics Success

The Ministry of Tourism will be looking to capitalise on Jamaica’s dominance in track and field at the just-concluded Tokyo Olympics to bring more visitors to the island. “Our athletes have given us a major marketing platform where we are...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), addressing representatives of the Caribbean Alternative Investment Association (CARAIA) at the AC Hotel Kingston recently. The meeting was aimed at discussing the creation of an enabling environment to foster investments, leading to the growth of small and medium-sized tourism enterprises.

7,500 Hotel Rooms Coming On Stream

Director of Product Quality, Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo), Deanne Keating-Campbell. (Contributed Photo)

TPDCo Issues Over 1,000 COVID Compliance Certificates To Tourism Entities

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), addressing representatives of the Caribbean Alternative Investment Association (CARAIA), during a meeting at the AC Kingston Marriott Hotel, on Thursday (July 29). The meeting was aimed at discussing the creation of an enabling environment to foster investments, leading to the growth of small and medium-sized tourism enterprises.

Jamaica To Welcome 4.2 Million Visitors, Earn US$4 Billion By 2024

Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (left), speaks with Chairman of JSIF, Dr. Wayne Henry during the Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI) II seminar at the AC Hotel by Marriott in St. Andrew on July 29.

JSIF Approves Funding To Revise Community Tourism Policy And Facilitate Demand Study

Corporate Communications and Community Awareness Coordinator, Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Marline Stephenson Dalley.

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TPDCo Hosts Webinar To Commemorate 25th Anniversary

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...

Resident of Brown’s Town in St. Ann, Andy Smythe, displays plastic bottles he collected for drop-off during a plastic bottle drive organized in the town by Recycling Partners of Jamaica, on Friday (July 23).

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Recycling Partners Stage Plastic Bottle Collection Drive in Brown’s Town

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...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), views products on display during the seventh ‘Christmas in July’ tradeshow at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston, following the opening ceremony on Thursday (July 22). Others (from left) are: Permanent Secretary in the Tourism Ministry, Jennifer Griffith; Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Veira; Chairman, Manufacturing Technical Working Group, Tourism Linkages Council, Richard Pandohie; and Director, Tourism Linkages Network, Carolyn McDonald-Riley.

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COVID-19 Vaccines for Tourism Industry Workers

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...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, delivers the keynote address during the opening ceremony for the seventh ‘Christmas in July’ tradeshow at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on Thursday (July 22).

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Tourism Earnings To Reach US$ 1.5 Billion, 1 Million Visitors By August 31

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says Jamaica is poised to generate approximately US$1.5 billion in earnings from some one million visitor arrivals by the end of August as the sector rebounds from the ravages of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. He said the projections are based on out-turns over the last seven months during which nearly 700,000 tourists visited the island’s...

Executive Director, Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace. (File Photo)

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TEF Seeks Input From Residents To Develop Beach

The Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) is seeking the input of residents in St. Mary, through an online survey, to assist with the development of the Rio Nuevo Beach facility. Rio Nuevo Beach is among 10 being developed across Jamaica by the TEF to include basic infrastructure, such as parking lots, road access, restrooms and change rooms. Residents are being asked...

Director of the Tourism Linkages Network, Carolyn McDonald Riley.

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Jamaicans Encouraged To Support Local Artisans At Christmas In July

Jamaicans are being encouraged to support local artisans whose products will be showcased at this year’s virtual staging of the Christmas in July Trade Show. The event, being hosted by the Tourism Linkages Network, will be streamed live on Facebook @tefjamaica and tourismja; Instagram @tefjamaica and YouTube via the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) and the Ministry of Tourism channels, on...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett

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Tourism Minister Commends TPDCO on 25 Years of Sustaining Jamaica’s Tourism Product

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has commended the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) for its role in sustaining Jamaica’s tourism product. The Minister’s comments were made in a video message at the TPDCo 25th Anniversary Church Service held recently at the Andrews Memorial Seventh Day Adventist Church in Kingston and Fresh Bread Ministries in Montego Bay. “Since opening its doors...