Registration for the UNWTO, Government of Jamaica, World Bank Group and Inter-American Development Bank Global Conference on Jobs and Inclusive Growth: Partnerships for Sustainable Tourism, was set to cut off on November 17 but was extended to the November 20 to accommodate a last-minute flurry.
With just a few days to go, Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett is satisfied that all systems are in place for the November 27 to 29 staging of the global conference on sustainable tourism at the Montego Bay Convention Centre (MBCC).
Following a reconnaissance visit to the MBCC and reports from the organizing committee on Saturday (November 18), Minister Bartlett gave the thumbs up. โIโm very satisfied with what Iโve seen and heard,โ he said.
Projection was for 800 to 1,000 participants, however, Minister Bartlett announced, โThat at Friday registration stood at 905 and we may end up with registration closer to 1100 at the end of the day. We know that there are others that are going to come, including a number of Ministers from the Caribbean that are now just registering.โ
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