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Executive Director of the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre (GTRCMC), Professor Lloyd Waller.
Executive Director of the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre (GTRCMC), Professor Lloyd Waller.

GTRCMC Lecture Examines Hurricane Management During A Pandemic

The Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre (GTRCMC) will be hosting its second Edmund Bartlett Lecture Series under the theme, ‘Managing the Hurricane Season in the Shadow of the Coronavirus Pandemic,’ on Thursday, June 25, beginning at 11:00 a.m....
Red Cap porters based at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St. James, await the arrival of travellers outside the departure lounge as the airport reopened for international travel on Monday (June 15).
Red Cap porters based at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St. James, await the arrival of travellers outside the departure lounge as the airport reopened for international travel on Monday (June 15).

Red Cap Porters Elated At Reopening Of Sangster Airport
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), observes the health screening and risk assessment process by the health authorities at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St. James, on Monday (June 15) following the arrival of the first flight into the island as the country reopened its borders to international travellers.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), observes the health screening and risk assessment process by the health authorities at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St. James, on Monday (June 15) following the arrival of the first flight into the island as the country reopened its borders to international travellers.

523 Passengers Arrive At Sangster Airport
The 901-room RIU Ocho Rios resort reopened for guests on Monday (June 15).
The 901-room RIU Ocho Rios resort reopened for guests on Monday (June 15).

901-Room RIU Ocho Rios Reopens
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,

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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).
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Tourism and Health Ministries Collaborate to Safely Fully Reopen Borders

Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett and Health and Wellness Minister, Hon Christopher Tufton have jointly lauded the collaboration that enabled today’s full reopening of Jamaica’s borders to international travel and, in particular, the restart of the country’s tourism industry. Over 100 health workers were on hand for the first commercial passenger flight to touchdown at the Sangster International Airport...
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Ocho Rios Bay Beach in Ocho Rios, St. Ann
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UDC Preparing For Reopening Of Attractions

Urban Development Corporation (UDC) Communication Specialist, Abigail Edwards, says the agency is putting measures in place for the safe reopening of its other attractions, including the popular Dunn’s River Falls in St. Ann. “The UDC is in the process of implementing measures such as physical distancing protocols, sanitisation stations, digitisation of services and staff training as it prepares to reopen...
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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.
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Minister Bartlett Satisfied With Airport Preparations For Tourists

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says he is satisfied that adequate systems have been put in place at the Sangster International Airport for the return of visitors to the island. He was speaking to JIS News following a visit to the airport in Montego Bay on Sunday (June 14) along with officials from the Ministry of Health and Wellness...
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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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PHOTOS: Minister Bartlett Tours Norman Manley International Airport

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...
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Three UDC Beaches To Open

The public is invited to visit any of the three UDC-owned beaches which reopened on Sunday 14 June 2020. Long Bay, Negril, Walter Fletcher, Montego Bay and Ocho Rios Bay Beach, Ocho Rios will accept visitors for the first time since closing March. This closure came as the Government implemented measures to mitigate the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in...
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Executive Director, Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo)​, Dr. Andrew Spencer.
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16,000 Tourism Workers Sensitised

Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Dr. Andrew Spencer, says close to 16,000 tourism workers have already been sensitised about COVID-19 safety protocols, in a series of workshops organised by the entity. These workshops, which began on June 8 and will end on June 15, have been held in Montego Bay, Negril and Ocho Rios for stakeholders...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett (centre) discusses the preparations that have been made at the Sangster International Airport to facilitate the reopening of the tourism sector on Monday (June 15), with Chief Medical Officer, Dr Jacqueline Bisasor-McKenzie (left) and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dunstan Bryan, during an inspection of the airport ahead of Monday’s reopening of the facility to international tourist travel. Minister Bartlett led a team that observed health protocols to detect and guard against the Coronavirus (COVID-19).
Tourism

Adequate Systems in Place for Reopening of Tourism Sector – Bartlett

Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett has expressed confidence that adequate systems have been put in place for the reopening of Jamaica’s tourism industry. This, as he lauded the efforts of tourism partners and stakeholders for the preparations that have been made at the Sangster International Airport to facilitate the smooth reopening of the sector on Monday (June 15). Minister...
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