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Chairman of the Montego Bay Marine Park Trust, Mr. Blaise Hart (third right), prepares to cut the ribbon to officially commission into service, the new $4.5 million 32ft. glass bottom boat, donated to the Montego Bay Marine Park Trust (MBMPT), by the Germany-based Caribbean Aqua-Terrestrial Solutions (CATS), during a ceremony at Pier One in Montego Bay, on November 5. Others sharing in the occasion are (from left): Secretary/Manager of the St. James Parish Council, Gerald Lee; Dr. Winfried Wiedemeyer of CATS; Dr. Christopher Cox, CATS; Executive Director of the MBMPT, Hugh Shim; and Outreach Officer of the Marine Park, Joshua Bailey.
Chairman of the Montego Bay Marine Park Trust, Mr. Blaise Hart (third right), prepares to cut the ribbon to officially commission into service, the new $4.5 million 32ft. glass bottom boat, donated to the Montego Bay Marine Park Trust (MBMPT), by the Germany-based Caribbean Aqua-Terrestrial Solutions (CATS), during a ceremony at Pier One in Montego Bay, on November 5. Others sharing in the occasion are (from left): Secretary/Manager of the St. James Parish Council, Gerald Lee; Dr. Winfried Wiedemeyer of CATS; Dr. Christopher Cox, CATS; Executive Director of the MBMPT, Hugh Shim; and Outreach Officer of the Marine Park, Joshua Bailey.

Montego Bay Marine Park Gets Boat

By: Glenis A. Rose, November 7, 2014
A new 32ft. Glass Bottom Boat, valued at $4.5 million, was officially handed over to the Montego Bay Marine Park Trust (MBMPT) on Wednesday, November 5, by Caribbean Aqua-Terrestrial Solutions...
State Minister for Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Damion Crawford, addresses students and lecturers at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, on October 27,during the Ministry of Finance and Planning and the National Cultural and Creative Industries Commission (NCCIC) seminar themed, ‘The Creative industry a Viable Engine of Growth for Jamaica’s Economy’.

Cultural and Creative Industries Are Avenues Out of Poverty – State Minister Crawford

By: Alphea Saunders, October 28, 2014
Deputy High Commissioner, Mrs. Diedre Millis (right), in discussion with Poet Laureate, Professor Mervyn Morris, at a reception in his honour in Bristol.

Bristol Hosts Poet Laureate

By: Vivienne Siva , October 16, 2014

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Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (centre), in discussion with Mayor of Lucea , Councillor Wynter McIntosh (2nd left), during a tour of the town in Hanover, on September 23. A major beautification project is to be undertaken in Lucea soon. Others (from left) are: Member of Parliament for Western Hanover, Hon. Ian Hayles; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, Jennifer Griffiths and Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Dennis Hickey.
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Major Beautification Project for Lucea

A major beautification project involving four government agencies and the Hanover Parish Council is to get underway in Lucea, Hanover. Minister of Tourism and Entertainment,  Hon. Dr.  Wykeham McNeill, who...
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By: Sharon Earle, September 24, 2014
Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (left) and President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), Nicola Madden Greig, at the official opening of the Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX) trade show, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Sunday, September 21.
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Cruise Ship Arrivals Up 10%

There has been a 10 per cent increase in cruise ship arrivals in Jamaica this year, compared to 2013. Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, told JIS News...
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By: Marlon Tingling, September 24, 2014
Volunteers remove plastic bags, bottles, old tyres and other garbage from the Shipwreck beach along the Palisadoes Strip in Kingston on Saturday, September 20, in observation of International Coastal Clean-Up Day.
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Jamaicans Urged to Protect Country’s Beaches

Minister of Tourism and Environment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, says that citizens must be part of the national effort to preserve the natural environment, including the country’s beaches. He noted...
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By: Rodger Hutchinson, September 23, 2014