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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), listens attentively to Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Jamie Alberto Cabal Sanclemente, at a press conference during the 2nd Global Conference on: ‘Jobs and Inclusive Growth: Small and Medium Tourism Enterprises (SMTEs)’, on January 29 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in Rose Hall, St. James.

Operators of SMTEs to Access More Loan Funding 2019/2020

By: Nickieta Sterling, January 31, 2019

The Government is to increase access to loan funding for Small and Medium Tourism Enterprise (SMTE) operators, to expand and improve their businesses. Making the disclosure, Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing the official launch of the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on January 30.

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By: Garwin Davis, January 31, 2019

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, speaking at the official opening of the S Hotel on January 26 in Montego Bay, St. James.

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By: Garwin Davis, January 31, 2019

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking at the official opening of the S Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James, on January 27.

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Prime Minister Hails Mobay’s S Hotel as the ‘Dawn Of A New Era’

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the new S Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James, represents the “dawn of a new era” for the city’s business community. Mr....

By: Garwin Davis, January 29, 2019

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, speaks on special needs tourism at a recent JIS ’Think Tank’.

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Hoteliers Encouraged to Tap Into Special Needs Sector

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is encouraging hoteliers to tap into the niche market of special needs tourism and provide services to members of the disabled community. Speaking at...

By: Colleen Dawkins, January 22, 2019

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, speaks at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

7 years ago Tourism

Tourism Sector Fully on Board with Plastic Ban

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the tourism sector should achieve full compliance with the ban on single-use plastics by the end of this fiscal year (March 31). Mr....

By: Colleen Dawkins, January 21, 2019

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, highlights deliverables to be undertaken by the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre over the next six months, at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the Agency’s head office in Kingston.

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Key Global Tourism Resilience Centre Targets Shortlisted

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says several key targets have been shortlisted for delivery by the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre over the next six months. These, he...

By: Kadian Brown, January 18, 2019

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), speaking during a press conference at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Wednesday (Jan. 16). Listening are Tourism Director, Donovan White (centre); and Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association Chief Marketing Officer, Matt Cooper.

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Hundreds Expected for 37th Caribbean Travel Marketplace Expo in Mobay

Hundreds of local and regional tourism stakeholders will converge at the Montego Bay Convention Centre from January 29 to 31 for 37th Caribbean Travel Marketplace expo. Stakeholders expected to attend...

By: Chad Bryan, January 17, 2019

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), speaks at a press conference at the New Kingston offices of the Ministry on January 16. With the Minister are (from fourth left) Permanent Secretary in the Tourism Ministry, Jennifer Griffith; Director of Tourism, Donovan Whyte; Chief Marketing Officer of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourist Association, Matt Cooper; Chairman of the Jamaica Tourist Board, John Lynch; and Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, David Dobson.

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OAS Commits US$500,000 to Build Resilience of Caribbean SMTEs

The Organization of American States (OAS) has committed a total of US$500,000 to build the resilience of Caribbean small and medium tourism enterprises (SMTEs) to disasters. The project, which is...

By: Chad Bryan, January 17, 2019

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OAS Commits US$500,000 to Build Resilience of Caribbean SMTEs

The Organization of American States (OAS) has committed a total of US$500,000 to build the resilience of Caribbean small and medium tourism enterprises (SMTEs) to disasters. The project, which is...

By: Chad Bryan, January 17, 2019

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, provides details about the establishment of the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre, at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’. The centre, which is the first of its kind, will be housed at the University of the West Indies, Mona campus, and tasked with creating, producing and generating toolkits, guidelines and policies to handle the recovery process following a disaster.

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Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre to Be Opened Soon

The Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre is be opened soon at the University of the West Indies, Mona campus. It is aimed at assessing, forecasting, mitigating and managing...

By: Kadian Brown, January 16, 2019

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Prime Minister Hails Mobay’s S Hotel as the ‘Dawn Of A New Era’

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Tourism Sector Fully on Board with Plastic Ban

Key Global Tourism Resilience Centre Targets Shortlisted

Hundreds Expected for 37th Caribbean Travel Marketplace Expo in Mobay

OAS Commits US$500,000 to Build Resilience of Caribbean SMTEs

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