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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), engages in a discussion with Chairman of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) Godfrey Dyer (L); and Mayor of Montego Bay, Councilor Homer Davis, at the ceremony to break ground for the Canaan/Adelphi Water Supply System in Somerton, St. James, on February 5.
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), engages in a discussion with Chairman of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) Godfrey Dyer (L); and Mayor of Montego Bay, Councilor Homer Davis, at the ceremony to break ground for the Canaan/Adelphi Water Supply System in Somerton, St. James, on February 5.

70,000 Residents To Benefit From Caanan/Adelphi Water Supply System

More than 70,000 residents of several communities in deep rural St. James will benefit from the establishment of the Caanan/Adelphi Water Supply System. The $300-million project is being undertaken by the National Water Commission (NWC) through partnership with Rural Water...
Members of the Herbert Morrison Technical High School debate team, at the official launch of the National Tourism Debate Competition, which was held at the S Hotel Event and Conference Centre in Montego Bay, St. James, on February 5.
Members of the Herbert Morrison Technical High School debate team, at the official launch of the National Tourism Debate Competition, which was held at the S Hotel Event and Conference Centre in Montego Bay, St. James, on February 5.

Students In Hospitality Training Management Programme Sit Final Exams In June
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), has the full attention of Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Jennifer Griffith; and Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) Dr. Carey Wallace, while on a tour of the artisan village construction site at the Hampden Wharf in Falmouth, Trelawny, on February 5.
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), has the full attention of Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Jennifer Griffith; and Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) Dr. Carey Wallace, while on a tour of the artisan village construction site at the Hampden Wharf in Falmouth, Trelawny, on February 5.

Permanent Secretary Says Falmouth Set To Become Major Resort Town
Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett (second left), listens keenly to Director of the Jamaica Centre of Tourism Innovation, Carol Rose Brown (third left), during a recent tour of the artisan village located at the Hampden Wharf, in Trelawny. Also on the tour (from left) are: Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace; Project Manager, Robin Reid; Chairman of the TEF, Hon Godfrey Dyer, and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith.
Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett (second left), listens keenly to Director of the Jamaica Centre of Tourism Innovation, Carol Rose Brown (third left), during a recent tour of the artisan village located at the Hampden Wharf, in Trelawny. Also on the tour (from left) are: Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace; Project Manager, Robin Reid; Chairman of the TEF, Hon Godfrey Dyer, and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith.

Tourism Minister Says Artisan Village In Trelawny Will Be Major Hit With Visitors
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett

Registration For Tourism Workers’ Pension Scheme To Begin Shortly

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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), delivers brief remarks following the signing of a multi-destination agreement with Panama, as part of efforts to strengthen tourism relations between both countries. Sharing in the moment are Minister of Tourism for the Republic of Panama, Hon. Iván Eskildsen Alfaro (right) and Secretary of Tourism in Mexico, Hon. Miguel Torruco Marqués. The agreement was signed on January 24 in Spain.
Tourism

Tourism Minister Calls For More Multi-Destination Marketing

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says this is the ideal time for the Caribbean to embrace the concept of multi-destination marketing. In an interview with JIS News, the Minister said that while the ‘go-it-alone’ approach has long been the accepted model throughout the region, there is now ample evidence to suggest that countries would be better off “by pooling their...
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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.
Tourism

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 in tourism circles globally, notably in the Caribbean, and that Jamaica is “geographically located and climatically conducive” to capitalise. “Tour...
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Port Royal Ferry jetty
DevelopmentTourism

Old Ferry Jetty in Port Royal Restored

The old Ferry jetty in the historic town of Port Royal in Kingston has been restored. The Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) used its internal human resources to rebuild the wharf, which was in a state of disrepair. It was part of the work undertaken by the PAJ to develop the Port Royal cruise port and port facilities, whilst collaborating...
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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.
Social SecurityTourism

Spanish Hotel Operators Commend Government For Workers’ Pension Scheme

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the positive reaction to the Government’s Tourism Workers’ Pension Scheme by Spanish hotel interests is “a major step” in the right direction. He was responding to comments by some of the major Spanish hotel players praising the Government for taking a proactive step towards the implementation of the scheme and for looking out...
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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.
Tourism

Cruise Ship Call To Port Royal A Success – Minister Grange

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, is hailing the inaugural call of the cruise ship, Marella Discovery II, to the historic town of Port Royal on Monday (January 20) as a success. She said the feedback from the visitors indicate that they were pleased with the day’s activities, which included a tour of various sites in...
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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.
Tourism

Port Royal Welcomes First Cruise Ship

The historic town of Port Royal, in Kingston, welcomed its first cruise ship, the Marella Discovery II, on Monday (January 20). It was also the first time that a ship was stopping at the newly constructed Port Royal Cruise Port, constructed by the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ). After the ship docked at approximately 8:00 a.m., Ministers of Government, led...
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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.
CultureTourism

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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