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Farmers in Lilliput, St. James, engage in backyard farming by utilising hydroponic technology to produce vegetables that are sold to the hotels.
Farmers in Lilliput, St. James, engage in backyard farming by utilising hydroponic technology to produce vegetables that are sold to the hotels.

Minister Bartlett Says Farm Tourism Has Great Potential

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says farm tourism has become an important value-added component of the industry, and has a lot of potential for Jamaica. In an interview with JIS News, the Minister said the move has been gaining traction...
Port Royal Ferry jetty
Port Royal Ferry jetty

Old Ferry Jetty in Port Royal Restored
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), with Iberostar Resorts Chairman and Owner, Miguel Fluxa (left); and Founder of Palladium Hotel Group, Abel Matutes, following a meeting with Inverotel, an association representing Spanish Hoteliers and Operators, in Spain’s capital city, Madrid, on January 23.
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), with Iberostar Resorts Chairman and Owner, Miguel Fluxa (left); and Founder of Palladium Hotel Group, Abel Matutes, following a meeting with Inverotel, an association representing Spanish Hoteliers and Operators, in Spain’s capital city, Madrid, on January 23.

Spanish Hotel Operators Commend Government For Workers’ Pension Scheme
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), speaking with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith; and President and Chief Executive Officer, Port Authority of Jamaica, Professor Gordon Shirley, at a reception held at the new Port Royal Naval Dockyard on Monday (January 20), to culminate the inaugural call of the Marella Discovery II to the historic town.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), speaking with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith; and President and Chief Executive Officer, Port Authority of Jamaica, Professor Gordon Shirley, at a reception held at the new Port Royal Naval Dockyard on Monday (January 20), to culminate the inaugural call of the Marella Discovery II to the historic town.

Cruise Ship Call To Port Royal A Success – Minister Grange
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre); Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second right); Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right); President and Chief Executive Officer, Port Authority of Jamaica, Gordon Shirley (left); and Permanent Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister, Audrey Sewell, walking through the newly constructed Port Royal Cruise Port facility on Monday (January 21), to greet passengers of the Marella Discovery II.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre); Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second right); Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right); President and Chief Executive Officer, Port Authority of Jamaica, Gordon Shirley (left); and Permanent Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister, Audrey Sewell, walking through the newly constructed Port Royal Cruise Port facility on Monday (January 21), to greet passengers of the Marella Discovery II.

Port Royal Welcomes First Cruise Ship

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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right) and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre) enjoying a light moment with Chairman of the Jamaica Carnival Stakeholders Committee, Kamal Bankay (left) at the 2020 Launch of Carnival in Jamaica on Thursday (January 16) at AC Hotel by Marriott in Kingston.
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Tourism Ministry To Develop Cultural Events Into Products

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett says his Ministry is moving towards developing Jamaica’s unique cultural events into products that can be marketed as part of the country’s tourism offerings. “Events are good but you can’t market and package events in the way you do a product. In tourism, we drive and market products so we can package the product...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second right), converses with (from left) Chief Executive Officer of Island Grill, Thalia Lyn; Senior Director of Public Affairs at J. Wray and Nephew, Tanikie McLarty Allen; and Director of Marketing at J. Wray and Nephew, Marsha Lumley, at the Rum Festival launch on January 15 at Devon House in Kingston.
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Tourism Minister Wants Jamaica Rum Festival Added to Offerings

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says he wants the annual Jamaica Rum Festival to become a part of the island’s tourism offerings, and has given the Ministry’s support to help make the event an established product. Speaking at the launch of the Festival on January 15 at Devon House in Kingston, the Minister said that the Ministry, along with the...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses press conference at the Jamaica Tourist Board offices in New Kingston, on January 15. With the Minister is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Jennifer Griffith.
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Jamaica To Benefit from Hosting UNWTO Summit

Jamaica is to benefit from hosting the upcoming United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Summit on Innovation, Resilience and Crisis Management. According to Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, the focus on resilience tops global agendas, and it is through capacity enhancement that the country will be able to respond meaningfully to “global disruptions that are coming at us daily”....
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President, Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Professor Gordon Shirley provides an update on Port Royal’s redevelopment as the country’s newest cruise port terminal at the Port Authority’s Harbour Department, Newport East, during a media sensitization tour on January 17.
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Port Royal Welcomes Cruise Ship On Monday

President, Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Professor Gordon Shirley is reporting that the development of the Port Royal cruise port terminal is at a “reasonably advanced stage” of completion, ahead of the first cruise call on Monday, January 20. The terminal is located on nine acres of land acquired by the PAJ, at the Old Coal Wharf, a section adjacent...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmond Bartlett (right), displays the 2019 Tourism Sector Performance report at a press conference held today (January 15), at the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) offices in New Kingston. With the Minister is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Jennifer Griffith.
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Tourist Industry Earns US$500 Million More Than Last Year

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmond Bartlett, says preliminary report from the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) is showing that in 2019, the sector earned between US$3.7 billion and US$3.8 billion, some US$500 million more than in 2018. Speaking at a press conference, today (January 15) at the JTB offices in New Kingston, Mr. Bartlett said stopover arrivals for the year grew...
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), enjoys a cup of Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee on the occasion of the inaugural visit of the ‘Norwegian Bliss’ at the Ocho Rios Port in St. Ann on January 10. Joining him (from 2nd left) are Chairman of the National Cruise Council and St. Ann’s Bay Mayor, Michael Belnavis; Norwegian Bliss crew members - Captain Robert Lundberg, General Manager Djamel Benatmane and Chief Engineer, Rolf Isakson.
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Over 1.5 Million Cruise Passenger Arrivals In 2019

Preliminary data from the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) indicates that cruise passengers accounted for over 1.5 million of the approximately 4.3 million tourists visiting the island in 2019. This was disclosed by Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, who spoke with JIS News following last Friday’s (January 10) arrival of one of the Norwegian Cruise Line’s (NCL) flagship vessels – the...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second left), shares a light moment with Minister of Culture, Gender and Entertainment Hon. Olivia Grange (right); Businessman Chris Blackwell (left); and Chief Strategist/Adviser in the Ministry of Tourism, Delano Seiveright, at Golden Eye, St. Mary, recently.
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Jamaica Looks To Capitalise On Endorsements From Major News And Travel Outlets

The Ministry of Tourism is looking to capitalise on recent endorsements by international media companies CNN, Bloomberg and The Travel, which have hailed Jamaica as one of the must-see destinations for the new year. CNN’s travel editors, in compiling their annual list of favourite places to visit, said “with James Bond, Bob Marley, turquoise waters and dazzling waterfalls, Jamaica has...
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