A new 13-member board for the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) is now in place, with its appointment effective from January 1, 2011, for a period of three years. Minister of...

When ‘Jamaica House Live’, the Prime Minister’s call-in radio programme opens its microphones tonight, listeners will get first hand reports on the industry’s performance from the Minister of Tourism, Ed...

The Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association’s (JHTA) 2011 Caribbean Marketplace ended recently with just under 12,000 appointments made between buyers and sellers, at the new, state-of-the-art Montego Bay Convention Centre...

As Jamaica moves to implement casino gaming, Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has said that the Government expects to award the first casino licence this year and construction on...

Caribbean tourism ministers have pledged to work more closely for the development of the region's tourism sector. Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, in his address at the opening of...

Jamaica to host the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism investment conference in May this year. This premier event focuses on the boundless opportunities for tourism related investments in the Caribbean, in...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding says the decision to transform the Boscobel Aerodrome now expanded and re-named the Ian Fleming international port of entry, was a strategic decision taken to upgrade...

The Ministry of Tourism and the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) have signed a US$15 million contract for the establishment of a community-based tourism policy. The policy, which is being...

Despite the challenges of the global economic crisis, Jamaica's tourism sector continues to register growth, recording a 6.8 percent increase in stop over arrival figures for the fourth quarter, October...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding says there will be a major boost to tourism with the opening next week of two new facilities. In his New Year Message, Mr. Golding said...

A new Cruise Liner, 'Thompson Dream', with about 1,700 passengers from the United Kingdom, made its inaugural trip to Jamaica docking at the Montego Bay Freeport's shipping pier on Thursday...