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Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon (second left), heads the welcoming party for passengers of the inaugural Canada Jetlines flight from Toronto, Canada, at the Sangster International Airport on December 9. Also greeting passengers are (from third left) Regional Director of the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Odette Dyer; Chief Executive Officer of MBJ Airports, operators of Sangster International Airport, Shane Munroe and Regional Director of JTB, Canada, Angella Bennett.
Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon (second left), heads the welcoming party for passengers of the inaugural Canada Jetlines flight from Toronto, Canada, at the Sangster International Airport on December 9. Also greeting passengers are (from third left) Regional Director of the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Odette Dyer; Chief Executive Officer of MBJ Airports, operators of Sangster International Airport, Shane Munroe and Regional Director of JTB, Canada, Angella Bennett.

Inaugural Flight by Canada Jetlines

By: Serena Grant, December 12, 2023
The Sangster International Airport, in Montego Bay, St. James, welcomed the inaugural Canada Jetlines flight from Toronto, Canada, on December 9. This flight, which carried some 85 visitors to the...
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses graduates of the Central Jamaica Social Development Initiative (CJSDI) Hospitality Training Programme on Sunday (December 10). The graduation ceremony was held at Golf View Hotel in Manchester.

PHOTOS: Minister Charles Addresses Central Jamaica Social Development Initiative Graduation

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left) makes a presentation to Founder, Caribbean Front Desk and winner of the inaugural Tourism Innovation Incubator pitch event, Dr. Duane Chambers, at the initiative’s closing ceremony held at the Summit in Kingston on December 5. Dr. Chambers will benefit from the $100-million support that has been made available through the EXIM Bank to assist with developing his winning innovation. The Incubator was launched on September 30, 2022, in observance of Tourism Awareness Week. It is a development programme that offers mentorship, strategy planning and business lessons for selected applicants.

PHOTOS: Tourism Innovation Awards

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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), makes a point at a stakeholders meeting at the World Travel Market in London, England, recently. He is flanked by Chairman of the Jamaica Tourist Board, John Lynch (right) and Senior Advisor and Strategist in the Ministry of Tourism, Delano Seiveright.
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President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), Robin Russell, addresses the launch of the rebranded Team Jamaica Training Programme at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St James, on Thursday (November 16).
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