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Port Authority of Jamaica executives - Assistant Vice-President for Security, Kirk Johnson (left); Vice President for Security, Captain Sydney Innis (second right); and Assistant Vice-President for Marketing and Communications, Kimberley Stiff (right), interact with Carnival Cruise Line’s Vice President for Global Ports and Caribbean Government Relations, Marie McKenzie.
Port Authority of Jamaica executives - Assistant Vice-President for Security, Kirk Johnson (left); Vice President for Security, Captain Sydney Innis (second right); and Assistant Vice-President for Marketing and Communications, Kimberley Stiff (right), interact with Carnival Cruise Line’s Vice President for Global Ports and Caribbean Government Relations, Marie McKenzie.

Tourism Stakeholders Stand To Benefit From Adherence To COVID-19 Protocols

By: Garwin Davis, August 24, 2021
Executive Director of Jamaica Vacations Limited (JamVac), Joy Roberts, says craft traders and other small-business interests operating within the tourism resilient corridor stand to benefit significantly from cruise passenger arrivals,...
Minister of Tourism, the Hon. Edmund Bartlett. (JIS File Photo)

All-expense paid trip to Jamaica for Olympic volunteer who helped Parchment

By: Rochelle Williams, August 24, 2021
Chairman of the Tourism Resilient Corridors Committee (TRCC) and Vice-President of the Private Sector Association of Jamaica (PSOJ) in charge of tourism, John Byles.

Zero Tolerance To COVID-19 Breaches In Tourism Sector

By: Garwin Davis, August 19, 2021

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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), addressing representatives of the Caribbean Alternative Investment Association (CARAIA) at the AC Hotel Kingston recently. The meeting was aimed at discussing the creation of an enabling environment to foster investments, leading to the growth of small and medium-sized tourism enterprises.
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7,500 Hotel Rooms Coming On Stream

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the investment climate remains positive despite the sector being impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Mr. Bartlett said the level of multibillion-dollar investment projects...
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By: Douglas McIntosh, August 3, 2021