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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 has disclosed that Jamaica has earned just over US$250 million since the island’s borders reopened in June. “Preliminary figures from the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) indicate that since reopening on June 15, we have...

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.

Jamaica Cares Insurance Programme to be Launched in Two Weeks

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.

Recycling Partners of Jamaica Gets Truck from TPDCo.

JAMPRO and UDC Promote Investment in Eco-Tourism

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, speaks at the reopening of Zoetry Montego Bay, in Ironshore, St. James, recently.

6 years ago 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....

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.

6 years ago 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...

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.

6 years ago 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...

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.

6 years ago 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...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses the Tourism Awareness Week Webinar, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on Friday (October 2).

6 years ago 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...

Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett (centre), is joined by Zoetry Montego Bay Directors, Kevin Robertson (left) and Steven Fong-Yee to cut the ribbon marking the reopening of Zoetry Montego Bay, in Ironshore, St. James, on Thursday (October 1).

6 years ago Tourism

Health Insurance for Tourists November 1

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says come November 1, the Government will be launching an end-to-end health insurance, repatriation and logistics programme for all tourists coming to Jamaica. He outlined that this programme is aimed at guaranteeing the health security and safety of the tourists who fly to Jamaica, ensuring a comfortable and seamless destination experience. “In the process,...

6 years ago Tourism

Rural Areas Key to Recovery of Tourism Sector – Minister Bartlett

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says tourism in the rural areas of the country will provide key opportunities for a full recovery of the local industry from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Addressing a church service at Trumpet Call Ministries International in Montego Bay, St. James, on Sunday (September 27) to mark the start of Tourism Awareness Week, the Minister...