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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses the House of Representatives on June 15.

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...

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.

Comprehensive Upgrading Of Montego Bay Hip Strip

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 World Tourism Organization’s (UNWTO) Regional Commission for the Americas (CAM) meeting, scheduled for June 23-24, 2021, in Jamaica.

PHOTO: Panama’s Ambassador to Jamaica Pays Courtesy Call on Minister Bartlett

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right) presented a token of appreciation to the Mexican Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Juan José González Mijares, when the Ambassador visited the Ministry’s Knutsford Boulevard offices recently. During the visit they discussed possible ways to boost collaboration between both countries as well as the upcoming United Nations World Tourism Organization’s (UNWTO) Regional Commission for the Americas (CAM) meeting, scheduled for June 23-24, 2021, in Jamaica.

PHOTO: Tourism Minister Meets with Mexican Ambassador to Jamaica

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

Applications Accepted For Tourism Workers’ Pension Scheme Sept. 1

The proposed Sun Rise Reef development in Duncans Bay, Trelawny.

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Increase In Hotel Rooms For Trelawny

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.

5 years ago Tourism

Tourism Continues Rebound; 150,000 Visitors Expected June

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...

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Tourism Minister Calls On Local Suppliers To Increase Production To Meet Demand

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...

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Ground To Be Broken For 3,000 Hotel Rooms Over Coming Months

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, speaks at the ground-breaking ceremony for the new Sandals Dunn’s River Resort in St. Ann, on May 26.

5 years ago Tourism

TEF To Play Greater Role In Provision Of Public Parks

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...

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Breaches of COVID-19 Protocols Will Not be Tolerated in the Tourism Sector – Bartlett

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett has issued a stern warning that breaches of the established protocols put in place to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus, will not be tolerated in the tourism sector. This as he underscored that the controversial staging of the Mocha Fest event at Rick’s Café in Negril was in direct breach of the Government’s...

Frontier Airlines Flight 51 arriving at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St. James, from Miami, Florida, on Friday, May 28, signaling the start of the new service between the United States and Jamaica.

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Jamaica Welcomes Frontier Airlines’ Weekly Flights

United States (US)-based Frontier Airlines made its inaugural flight from Miami, Florida, to the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St. James, on Friday, May 28. The flight had 160 passengers and a six-member flight crew comprising two pilots and four flight attendants, who made the one hour and 13-minute historic journey from the US to Jamaica. Jamaica Tourist Board...