Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has announced the creation of the Tourism Advocacy Council, comprised of non-tourism stakeholders. Making the announcement during an address to the online annual general meeting of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) on September 18, Mr. Bartlett said the Council will be led by Dr. Wesley Hughes. “(It) will consist of bankers, representatives...

Tourism stakeholders say a collective approach is needed to strengthen Jamaica’s tourism product, in order to provide an opportunity for significant expansion of the industry. President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), Omar Robinson, says while tourism has suffered temporary fallout from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, it remains one of Jamaica’s most resilient sectors in driving economic growth...

President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), Omar Robinson, says there is no known case of transmission of the coronavirus (COVID-19) within the tourism industry, despite an uptick in cases across the island. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, at the agency’s Regional Office in Montego Bay, St. James, on August 31, Mr. Robinson argued...

Chairman of the COVID-19 Resilient Corridors Committee, John Byles, says citizens must take personal responsibility to protect themselves from the virus, by adhering to the protocols put in place by the Government. “Where we are now as a nation, it requires that every individual is in. We have to take that personal responsibility, we need moral suasion, we need peer...

Chairman of the COVID-19 Resilient Corridors, John Byles, says that as the world struggles to combat the effects of COVID-19, Jamaica has, over the last six months, emerged as a leader in the fight against the pandemic. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the agency’s Montego Bay Regional Office on August 31, Mr. Byles said that...

Chairman of the COVID-19 Resilient Corridors, John Byles, has indicated that established safety protocols are being continually "reviewed” by tourism entities, in order to further improve and enforce them. Addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the agency’s Regional Office in Montego Bay, St. James, on August 31, he said it is imperative that the lives of local...

Chairman of the COVID-19 Resilient Corridors, John Byles, says Jamaica’s best hope for containing the spread of the coronavirus will depend on the collective behaviour of its citizens going forward. Mr. Byles, who was speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the agency’s Regional Office in Montego Bay, St. James, on August 31, said the Government can...