Permanent Secretary in the Tourism Ministry, Jennifer Griffith, has been selected to lead a team of stakeholders to develop a comprehensive programme for re-imaging Jamaica as a destination. Making his 2019/20 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on April 30, Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, said the stakeholders will consist of experienced and skilled public and private individuals....

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says Jamaica experienced the best winter season in its history, welcoming, in the first four months of the year, 1.7 million visitors, who spent US$1.25 billion. “In the first four months of the year, we have had double-digit growth every single month from January to April 30,” he said. Mr. Bartlett was making his...

With health and wellness tourism now a trillion-dollar business worldwide, events such as the MoBay City Run represent an important marketing tool for Jamaica, according to Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. Speaking to JIS News in a recent interview, Mr. Bartlett said that it is hardly a secret anymore that many travellers have been actively seeking out destinations that have...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, makes his contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on April 30. The theme of the Minister's presentation was 'Reimagining Tourism for Inclusive Growth and Prosperity'. At left is Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck.

Business and hotel interests in western Jamaica say they are in full support of the declaration of States of Public Emergency (SOEs) in the parishes of St. James, Hanover and Westmoreland. They note that while it is never the most ideal of situations, it would have been impossible to sit idly by and allow the wanton and despicable behaviour of...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has announced that an action plan has been developed that includes the establishment of an Academic Chair on Resilience and Crisis Management at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona. The plan also contains a compendium of best practices for global crisis management; an academic journal and resilience barometer to measure the level...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says that over the next five years, Jamaicans and tourists can expect to see 12,000 new rooms being added to the country’s tourism industry. Speaking in the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on April 30, the Minister said these will include a US$250-million investment to build 1,000 rooms in Trelawny; US$500...