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Training Manager for the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Western Region, Megan Mollison, addresses the closing day of the week-long TPDCo Coronavirus (COVID-19) Protocol Sensitisation workshop, which was held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, on Monday, June 15,
Training Manager for the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Western Region, Megan Mollison, addresses the closing day of the week-long TPDCo Coronavirus (COVID-19) Protocol Sensitisation workshop, which was held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, on Monday, June 15,

Tourism Stakeholders Pledge To Follow Safety Protocols

Local tourism stakeholders have given their commitment to strictly adhere to the coronavirus (COVID-19) safety protocols following the culmination of the week-long Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) sensitisation workshops in Montego Bay, St. James. The sessions, held at the Montego...
Director of Tourism, Donovan White (left) engages Minister of Health and Wellness, Hon Christopher Tufton (centre) and Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett in dialogue regarding arrangements for the restart of Jamaica’s tourism industry with the first set of flights arriving at the Sangster International Airport today (June 15).
Director of Tourism, Donovan White (left) engages Minister of Health and Wellness, Hon Christopher Tufton (centre) and Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett in dialogue regarding arrangements for the restart of Jamaica’s tourism industry with the first set of flights arriving at the Sangster International Airport today (June 15).

Tourism and Health Ministries Collaborate to Safely Fully Reopen Borders
Ocho Rios Bay Beach in Ocho Rios, St. Ann
Ocho Rios Bay Beach in Ocho Rios, St. Ann

UDC Preparing For Reopening Of Attractions
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), makes a point to Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie (left); and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dunstan Bryan, during a visit to the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay on June 14, to look at the preparations made to welcome visitors to the island.
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), makes a point to Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie (left); and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dunstan Bryan, during a visit to the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay on June 14, to look at the preparations made to welcome visitors to the island.

Minister Bartlett Satisfied With Airport Preparations For Tourists
Andre Lewis, Operations Manager, PAC Kingston assists Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right) as he examines one of the many new plexiglass screens that have been installed at the Norman Manley International Airport to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. Minister Bartlett toured the facility recently to examine the level of preparedness for the reopening of the nation’s borders to tourists on June 15, 2020. The Minister expressed satisfaction with the measures that have been put in place to safeguard front-line workers and passengers alike, including the installation of numerous automated hand sanitizing stations, decals to facilitate social distancing and a quarantine area.
Andre Lewis, Operations Manager, PAC Kingston assists Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right) as he examines one of the many new plexiglass screens that have been installed at the Norman Manley International Airport to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. Minister Bartlett toured the facility recently to examine the level of preparedness for the reopening of the nation’s borders to tourists on June 15, 2020. The Minister expressed satisfaction with the measures that have been put in place to safeguard front-line workers and passengers alike, including the installation of numerous automated hand sanitizing stations, decals to facilitate social distancing and a quarantine area.

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