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One of the world's largest cruise ships​, Royal Caribbean's Harmony of the Seas, docked at the Port of Falmouth, Trelawny.

Minister Bartlett Welcomes Lifting of Cruise Ban by CDC

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is hailing the decision by the United States (US) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to lift its no-sail order for ships in US ports as a step in the right direction. Speaking...
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right);​ and GoldenEye
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right);​ and GoldenEye's owner and music mogul, Chris Blackwell, at the launch of the James Bond movie, No Time To Die, at GoldenEye resort in 2019.

Tourism Minister Pays Tribute to Sean Connery
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses the ground breaking ceremony for the rebranded Shoppes at Rose Hall in Montego Bay, St. James Thursday (October 29).
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses the ground breaking ceremony for the rebranded Shoppes at Rose Hall in Montego Bay, St. James Thursday (October 29).

Jamaica Earns US$250 Million from Tourism for June to September Period
Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett (3rd left) breaks ground for the rebranding of The Shoppes at Rose Hall in Montego Bay , St. James on Thursday (October 29). Others participating (from left) include: Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace; Executive Director of Jamaica Vacations (JamVac), Joy Roberts; Regional Director of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Odette Dyer; Chief Executive Officer of Chandiram Limited, Anup Chandiram; Chairman of the TEF, Godfrey Dyer and Chairman of the Tourism Product Development Company, Ian Dear.
Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett (3rd left) breaks ground for the rebranding of The Shoppes at Rose Hall in Montego Bay , St. James on Thursday (October 29). Others participating (from left) include: Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace; Executive Director of Jamaica Vacations (JamVac), Joy Roberts; Regional Director of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Odette Dyer; Chief Executive Officer of Chandiram Limited, Anup Chandiram; Chairman of the TEF, Godfrey Dyer and Chairman of the Tourism Product Development Company, Ian Dear.

Ground Broken for New Linkages Centre of Excellence in St James
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), and Executive Director of the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre (GTRCMC), Professor Lloyd Waller, at a virtual press conference at the Centre, located at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston, on October 26.
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), and Executive Director of the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre (GTRCMC), Professor Lloyd Waller, at a virtual press conference at the Centre, located at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston, on October 26.

Jamaica Cares Insurance Programme to be Launched in Two Weeks

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Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (third left), observes as Chairman, Recycling Partners of Jamaica Limited (RPJ), Damien King (left), accepts keys for a box truck from Acting Executive Director, Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo.), Stephen Edwards, during the handover ceremony, on Wednesday (October 21), at the recycling company’s Lake’s Pen address in St. Catherine. At right is Chief Financial Officer, RPJ, Wincella Cummings.
EnvironmentTourism

Recycling Partners of Jamaica Gets Truck from TPDCo.

The Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo.) has handed over a box truck, valued at approximately $7 million, to Recycling Partners of Jamaica Limited (RPJ) as part of the Government’s commitment to environmental protection. Funding for the procurement of the unit was provided under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between TPDCo. and the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF). The truck will serve...
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Two Sister Caves
EnvironmentTourism

JAMPRO and UDC Promote Investment in Eco-Tourism

First investment opportunity to be at Two Sisters Cave in Hellshire The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) and Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) are partnering to promote sustainable eco-tourism projects for local and international investment, with the first being the opportunity at the Two Sisters Cave in Hellshire, St. Catherine. The Agencies signed a Memorandum of Understanding earlier this year, as they...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, speaks at the reopening of Zoetry Montego Bay, in Ironshore, St. James, recently.
Tourism

90 Per Cent of Tourism Projects on Target – Minister Bartlett

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says that 90 per cent of previously planned projects are still on target, despite the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “COVID-19 has given a little setback but picking up on 2021, we will be on track for somewhere in 2024 and that’s very exciting. We are going to be good for 2024,” Mr....
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President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) Clifton Reader (left), shares a photo moment with Immediate Past President of the JHTA, Omar Robinson.
Tourism

JHTA President Highlights Implementation of Health and Safety Protocols in Sector

President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), Clifton Reader, says the tourism sector’s widespread implementation of health and safety protocols has been serving as a shining example for the rest of the country. Mr. Reader, who spoke to JIS News following the rolling out of the JHTA’s COVID-19 Ambassador Programme, at the Moon Palace Jamaica Grande hotel, on...
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The Virgin Atlantic plane carrying passengers and crew from London, England, taxis beneath the symbolic water salute at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St. James, as the airline resumed flights to the island on October 2.
Foreign AffairsTourism

Virgin Atlantic Resumes Flights to Jamaica

After a hiatus from Jamaica due to its borders being closed to stem the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) earlier this year, Virgin Atlantic has resumed flights to the island. Virgin Atlantic flight ‘VS 165’ from London, England, carried some 192 passengers and 10 crew members to the Sangster International Airport in St. James, on October 2. During a press...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett (right), receives a COVID-style greeting from employees of Chukka Caribbean Adventures, during his tour of several Ocho Rios based attractions recently.
Tourism

Tourism Corridor Between St. Thomas and Portland has Untapped Potential- Minister Bartlett

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the tourism corridor between St. Thomas and Portland has untapped potential, which could position it as a premier tourism destination. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Mr. Bartlett said his Ministry, as part of an all-island comprehensive development plan, will be taking strategic steps to facilitate the expansion of tourism in that...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses the Tourism Awareness Week Webinar, held at T​he Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on Friday (October 2).
Tourism

Tourism Minister Calls on Jamaicans to Help Develop Rural Areas

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is calling on Jamaicans to help build out and develop rural areas as the nation continues its path of recovery from the negative effects of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. During his address at the Tourism Awareness Week Webinar for 2020, which was held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel today (October 2) under the theme...
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