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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett addresses a digital press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister Media Centre on Friday (June 5).

Government Looking at Low Cost Insurance for Tourists

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says discussions are in the final stages with insurance and global logistics providers to enable travellers, who test positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19) to be quickly isolated and repatriated. The move comes as the country...

5,000 Tourism Workers Have Completed Online Training

Businesses in Resilient Corridor for Tourists to Undergo Training

Peter Hall (left), Chief Operations Officer at Sangster International Airport, assists Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett in testing an electronic scanner that passengers passing through the airport will be using to avoid hand-to-hand contact with Immigration Officers at the airport. At right is Chairman of the Tourism Product Development Company, Ian Dear who was one of several key persons accompanying Minister Bartlett on COVID-19 Tourism Recovery Fact Finding Tour in Montego Bay and Ocho Rios on Wednesday, June 3, 2020.

Preparations in High Gear for the Reopening of Jamaica’s Tourism Sector

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses a digital media briefing in New Kingston, on June 4.

COVID-19-Resilient Corridor Established For Tourists

6 years ago Tourism

Tourism Sector Advanced In Preparation For Reopening

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...

6 years ago CoronavirusTourism

Post-COVID-19 Destination Safeguards Crucial To Rebooting Tourism – Min. Bartlett

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre (GTRCMC) is being leveraged to bolster communication between travel providers and visitor destination stakeholders on developments pertaining to safeguards in the post-Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) era. These, he said, relate to the shaping of travel protocols and addressing travellers’ concerns regarding health and safety, when air...

6 years ago JusticeTourism

60 Tourism Workers Take Part In New Law Programme

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...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses a virtual press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister Media Centre, on Sunday (May 31).

6 years ago CoronavirusTourism

Tourism Minister Says Robust Set Of Protocols Have Been Developed

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says a robust set of protocols have been developed to protect tourism workers and provide other safeguards, as the industry prepares to restart operations that have been halted due to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “Our Ministry, along with the Ministry of Health [and Wellness], signed off [on May 31] with perhaps...

6 years ago CoronavirusTourism

Tourism Ministry Working To Make Jamaica The Most COVID-Resilient Visitor Destination

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...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (3rd left), presents President of the Jamaica Union of Travellers Association (JUTA), Noel Williams, with masks for members of the organization. They are among the frontline workers who will benefit from the 10,000 masks being provided as part of safeguards against the novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) when the industry, which was impacted by the pandemic, reopens. The presentation was made at the Ministry’s offices in New Kingston, on Friday (May 29). Others (from left) are: Director for the Tourism Linkages Network, Carolyn McDonald-Riley; Executive Director, Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Dr. Andrew Spencer; Executive Director, Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace; and Permanent Secretary in the Tourism Ministry, Jennifer Griffith.

6 years ago CoronavirusTourism

Tourism Ministry Provides 10,000 Masks For Frontline Industry Workers

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...

6 years ago CoronavirusTourism

Protocols To Reopen Tourism Industry Being Reviewed

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...