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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second right), knocks elbows with Ambassadors for the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association’s COVID-19 Ambassador Programme (from left), House Manager, S Hotel, Andrew Thomas; Operations Lead Guest Agent, Altamont Court Hotel, Krystal Francis; and Bellman, R Hotel, Michael Ashman, at the R Hotel in Kingston after the launch of the programme, on Tuesday (November 24).
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second right), knocks elbows with Ambassadors for the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association’s COVID-19 Ambassador Programme (from left), House Manager, S Hotel, Andrew Thomas; Operations Lead Guest Agent, Altamont Court Hotel, Krystal Francis; and Bellman, R Hotel, Michael Ashman, at the R Hotel in Kingston after the launch of the programme, on Tuesday (November 24).

COVID-19 Ambassador Programme Launched

By: Ainsworth Morris, November 25, 2020
The Government, in partnership with the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), has launched a [coronavirus] COVID-19 Ambassador Programme, geared towards promoting proper hygiene and peer encouragement in the tourism...
Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett, addresses a virtual board meeting of the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre (GTRCMC) at the entity’s location at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, St. Andrew on Saturday (November 21).

Minister Bartlett Calls On Global Tourism Leaders To Activate Sector’s Resilience

By: Tanesha Mundle, November 24, 2020
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), shares a moment with Director of the Tourism Linkages Network, Carolyn McDonald-Riley (left), and Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund, Dr. Carey Wallace, at the opening of the Jamaica Health and Wellness Conference on November 18, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James.

Jamaica Poised To Benefit From Surge In Wellness Tourism

By: Garwin Davis, November 20, 2020

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