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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), with Iberostar Resorts Chairman and Owner, Miguel Fluxa (left); and Founder of Palladium Hotel Group, Abel Matutes, following a meeting with Inverotel, an association representing Spanish Hoteliers and Operators, in Spain’s capital city, Madrid, on January 23.
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), with Iberostar Resorts Chairman and Owner, Miguel Fluxa (left); and Founder of Palladium Hotel Group, Abel Matutes, following a meeting with Inverotel, an association representing Spanish Hoteliers and Operators, in Spain’s capital city, Madrid, on January 23.

Spanish Hotel Operators Commend Government For Workers’ Pension Scheme

By: Garwin Davis, January 24, 2020
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the positive reaction to the Government’s Tourism Workers’ Pension Scheme by Spanish hotel interests is “a major step” in the right direction. He...
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), speaking with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith; and President and Chief Executive Officer, Port Authority of Jamaica, Professor Gordon Shirley, at a reception held at the new Port Royal Naval Dockyard on Monday (January 20), to culminate the inaugural call of the Marella Discovery II to the historic town.

Cruise Ship Call To Port Royal A Success – Minister Grange

By: Ainsworth Morris, January 22, 2020
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre); Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second right); Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right); President and Chief Executive Officer, Port Authority of Jamaica, Gordon Shirley (left); and Permanent Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister, Audrey Sewell, walking through the newly constructed Port Royal Cruise Port facility on Monday (January 21), to greet passengers of the Marella Discovery II.

Port Royal Welcomes First Cruise Ship

By: Ainsworth Morris, January 21, 2020

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President, Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Professor Gordon Shirley provides an update on Port Royal’s redevelopment as the country’s newest cruise port terminal at the Port Authority’s Harbour Department, Newport East, during a media sensitization tour on January 17.
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Port Royal Welcomes Cruise Ship On Monday

President, Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Professor Gordon Shirley is reporting that the development of the Port Royal cruise port terminal is at a “reasonably advanced stage” of completion, ahead...
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By: Chris Patterson, January 18, 2020
Director of Tourism, Donovan White addresses a function.
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Jamaica To Target New Tourism Markets

Director of Tourism, Donovan White, says Jamaica will be targeting new markets for 2020. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Mr. White said focus will be placed on the...
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By: Garwin Davis, January 8, 2020