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Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), speaks with Ambassador of the Republic of Panama, His Excellency Alexis Eduardo Sandoval Cajar (centre) and his wife, Yomaris Franco de Sandoval (right), at a reception held on Monday (November 5) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston, to observe the 115th Anniversary of Panama’s Independence Day.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), speaks with Ambassador of the Republic of Panama, His Excellency Alexis Eduardo Sandoval Cajar (centre) and his wife, Yomaris Franco de Sandoval (right), at a reception held on Monday (November 5) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston, to observe the 115th Anniversary of Panama’s Independence Day.

Jamaica and Panama to Cooperate in Education, Tourism and Maritime Development

By: E. Hartman Reckord, November 7, 2018
Jamaica will be assisting the Republic of Panama in the areas of education, maritime development and community tourism. Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade,...
Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Dr. Andrew Spencer.

TPDCo Implements Anti-Harassment Initiatives

By: Kadian Brown, November 1, 2018
Tourism Director, Donovan White (left), shares a joke with Founder and Organising Committee Co-Chair, Kingston City Run and Marathon, Nicola Madden-Greig (centre); and the event’s Ambassador, Patrice White, during the recent launch at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston. The event is slated for March 15 to 17, 2019.

JHTA Kingston Chapter Hailed for Support to Needy

By: Douglas Mcintosh, October 30, 2018

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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), converses with Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith (left), at the graduation ceremony for the second cohort of participants to be certified under the Jamaica Centre for Tourism Innovation (JCTI) programme. The ceremony took place at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, Rose Hall, St. James, on Wednesday, October 17.
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JCTI to Train 8,000 Workers in Five Years

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the Jamaica Centre for Tourism Innovation (JCTI) is to train some 8,000 tourism workers in the next five years, in an effort to boost...
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By: Nickieta Sterling, October 18, 2018
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second left), in discussion with Micky Arison (left), Chairman of Carnival Corporation, when the Minister handed over the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and Ministry of Tourism (Jamaica) Global Legend of the Caribbean Award to Mr. Arison at Carnival’s headquarters in Miami, Florida, in January this year. Others present were Chief Executive Officer of Carnival Corporation, Arnold Donald (centre); Senior Vice President of Global Port & Destination Development, Giora Israel (right) and Senior Advisor/Strategist, Ministry of Tourism, Delano Seiveright.
Tourism

Carnival Horizon Comes to Ocho Rios Oct. 2

Carnival Cruise Line's newest ship, Carnival Horizon, will make its maiden voyage to Jamaica on October 2. A high-level team of Jamaican officials, including Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett; and...
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By: Garwin Davis, October 2, 2018
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith addresses the Tourism Action Club Forum on 'Tourism and the Digital Transformation' on Thursday (September 27) at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.
Tourism

Students Participate in World Tourism Day Forum

Tourism Action Club (TAC) members from several educational institutions across the island were engaged in a forum on Thursday (September 27) designed to foster dialogue with industry players on tourism...
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By: NICKIETA STERLING, September 30, 2018