Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the tourism sector is advanced in its preparation for a phased reopening of the industry, with several entities already putting measures in place to become coronavirus (COVID-19) resilient. Mr. Bartlett said he was particularly satisfied with the level of readiness of selected properties in Montego Bay and Ocho Rios, where he led a...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says over the next four weeks, 60 tourism workers will be participating in a new law programme offered by the University of the West Indies. The Minister said the new training initiative, called ‘Tourism and Law’, and featuring topics such as Introduction to Criminal Law, Introduction to Contract Law, Law of Torts and Sexual...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the Ministry has been working overtime with local and international experts to refine all the requisite protocols, to make Jamaica the most COVID-resilient tourist destination globally. He notes that this includes “robust” measures to safeguard the health of future visitors, when the tourism industry’s operations resumes. “We are working towards a summer opening. Our...

The Ministry of Tourism has provided 10,000 masks for frontline industry workers as part of safeguards against the novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), when the sector reopens. The masks, one element of the personal protective equipment (PPE) used in the fight against COVID-19, were handed over to industry representatives by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. The presentation was made during...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says protocols to facilitate the reopening of the tourism industry, which was adversely impacted by the novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), have been drafted and are being reviewed by the Ministry of Health and Wellness. He made the announcement during Friday’s (May 29) virtual ceremony at the Ministry’s offices in New Kingston to handover 10,000...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says tourism-dependent countries, such as Jamaica, must put strategic plans in place to prepare workers for a reopening of the industry, in the shortest possible time. Mr. Bartlett said it is against this background that the most urgent priority is to secure the health and livelihoods of tourism workers and prepare the sector for...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says a combination of decisive leadership and swift action has largely spared the Caribbean from the direct onslaught of the coronavirus (COVID-9) pandemic in terms of transmissions and mortalities. Mr. Bartlett, who was speaking to international tourism stakeholders via Zoom on May 25, said that even before the region had recorded its first case...