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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett opens the 2024/25 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 30).
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett opens the 2024/25 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 30).
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Record US$4.38 Billion Earnings from Tourism

By: Latonya Linton, May 1, 2024
Preliminary gross earnings from tourism are estimated at a record US$4.38 billion for fiscal year 2023/24 as the sector continues its exponential growth. Stopover arrivals are projected at 2.96 million, reflecting a 9.4 per cent increase over the previous period, with cruise arrivals expected to reach 1.34 million, up by nine per cent from the previous period in 2022/23. Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, in announcing the figures as he opened the 2024/25 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 30),...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, opens the 2024/25 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on April 30.
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Farmers Generate $1 Billion in Sales via ALEX

By: Latonya Linton, May 1, 2024
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, speaks in the House of Representatives on April 30.
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1,500 New Tourism Jobs

By: Latonya Linton, May 1, 2024
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GOJ Public Investment Programme – Buses and Garbage Trucks

The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) is investing over J$1 trillion in the country's infrastructure, marking its largest expansion effort to date. This investment will be made over the next five years and will include the purchase of buses and garbage trucks, which...

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Jamaica is the 3rd largest Island in the Caribbean, home to some of the world’s fastest sprinters ever and it’s own genre of music, reggae, made famous by the legendary singer Bob Marley.

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Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (left), presents tablets and gift baskets to St. Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) students Damille Williston (centre) and Lyshaniya Elson during the awards ceremony for the inaugural ‘SheSecures Jamaica’ National Cybersecurity Competition held on April 18 at Jamaica House. STETHS scored the highest points in the secondary school category of the competition.
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (left), presents tablets and gift baskets to St. Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) students Damille Williston (centre) and Lyshaniya Elson during the awards ceremony for the inaugural ‘SheSecures Jamaica’ National Cybersecurity Competition held on April 18 at Jamaica House. STETHS scored the highest points in the secondary school category of the competition.

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Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (right), and Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, engage in light conversation just before the start of the ‘Let’s Connect’ town hall at the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington DC on Wednesday evening (April 17). Minister Malahoo Forte engaged members of the disapora on the constitutional reform process and the move towards a republic.
April 18, 2024
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, makes a presentation to Chair, Jamaica Umbrella Groups of Churches, Reverend Elaine McCarthy, during a courtesy call at King’s House by members of the organisation on Tuesday (April 16).
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (eighth left), shares a photo opportunity with top travel agents from Baltimore and Philadelphia at a luncheon hosted by the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) in Baltimore, Maryland, on Friday, April 12.
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St. Thomas Hill-View Kinder Preparatory School strikes gold at the St. Thomas 4-H Clubs Parish Achievement Day with students Samoi Lattibeaudiere (left) winning the Fruit Slush Competition; Catalaya Gayle (centre), Recitation; and Rosheen Sylva (right) winning in the Making of Staplewich category. Sharing the moment with the students is President of the institution’s 4-H Club and Teacher, Melissa Brown (back row). The achievement day was held recently at the Seaforth High School campus in the parish.

St. Thomas Hill-View Kinder Prep Beats Competition at 4-H Achievement Day

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