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Jamaica Wins Big at World Travel Awards’ Caribbean Gala
editor- January 23, 2020Jamaica has been named the Caribbean’s Leading Destination at the World Travel Award’s Caribbean Gala ceremony, for the fifteenth consecutive ... Read More
Jamaican-based Global Tourism Resilience Centre hands over $100,000 to Bahamas
editor- January 22, 2020The Jamaican-based Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre on Tuesday donated US$100,000 to the Bahamas. The funds will assist ... Read More
Tourism Ministry to Spend More on Marketing Carnival in Jamaica
editor- January 17, 2020Jamaica Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett has announced that his Ministry will be increasing investment in developing Carnival in Jamaica ... Read More
Jamaica Rum Festival to be Marketed as Tourism Product
editor- January 16, 2020Jamaica Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has announced that the Jamaica Rum Festival (JRF) will be packaged and marketed as ... Read More
Jamaica’s Tourism Minister moves to declare Port Royal as Prescribed Area under JTB Act
Chief Assignment Editor- January 13, 2020Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett says he will be putting measures in place to declare Port Royal as a prescribed ... Read More
Cruising to Jamaica? Visitors should get ready for an extra safe experience
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 12, 2020Tourism is an important export industry for Jamaica. It explains why the country has been putting substantial resources in keeping ... Read More
Ocho Rios Number 1 Port in Jamaica
editor- January 10, 2020Jamaica Tourism Minister Hon. Edmund Bartlett says Ocho Rios has emerged as the number one port in the country, having ... Read More
Cruise Passengers to Receive Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee
editor- January 9, 2020Jamaica Tourism Minister Hon. Edmund Bartlett says cruise passengers onboard the Norwegian Bliss, which is set to dock in Ocho ... Read More
How Jamaica and Nepal Tourism take a lead in Global Resilience?
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 1, 2020The Global tourism ministerial conclave today in Kathmandu Nepal had Crisis management and Global Resilience on the top of its ... Read More
The Emerging Superstar on World Tourism shares his 2020 vision for Jamaica Tourism
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 1, 2020The Hon. Edmund Bartlett is not only the Jamaican Minister of Tourism but has shown his talent far beyond his ... Read More
Jamaica Tourism Minister to Establish Nepal Tourism Resilience Centre
editor- December 27, 2019Jamaica Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has announced that the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre (GTRCMC) will, on ... Read More
Miss Nigeria and Miss India to Visit Jamaica in March 2020
editor- December 23, 2019Jamaica Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett has announced that Miss World finalists from Nigeria and India have accepted the Government’s ... Read More
J$250 Million to Start Jamaica Tourism Workers’ Pension Fund in January, says Bartlett
editor- December 18, 2019Jamaica Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says J$250 million will be used to ensure the start of the highly anticipated ... Read More
Jamaica Tourism Minister Bartlett to Invite Miss World Finalists to Visit Jamaica
editor- December 16, 2019Jamaica Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett says that Jamaica will be extending invitations to Miss World finalists Miss Nigeria, Nyekachi ... Read More
Jamaica Tourism Minister checks progress of Global Tourism Resilience Centre at Kenyatta U
editor- December 11, 2019The Jamaica Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, paid a visit to Kenyatta University (KU) to review progress towards the setting ... Read More
Jamaica expects 50,000 cruise ship passengers in Ocho Rios
Juergen T Steinmetz- December 4, 2019Jamaica Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett says Ocho Rios is gearing up to welcome 50,000 cruise ship passengers courtesy of ... Read More
Jamaica and Peru Discuss Ways to Strengthen Bilateral Relations
editor- December 3, 2019Jamaica Tourism Minister, Hon Edmund Bartlett, says Jamaica is in discussions with the Government of Peru to collaborate in areas ... Read More
Jamaica now most-connected country from South America
editor- December 2, 2019Jamaica Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, announced a new flight from Lima, Peru, to Montego Bay that was inaugurated this ... Read More
Jamaica earns to date US$3.1 billion with 3.4 million in arrivals
editor- November 28, 2019Jamaica Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett has announced that preliminary figures from the Jamaica Tourist Board indicate that the island ... Read More
Sandals Resorts: Nude Beaches and Topless in Jamaica
George Taylor- November 24, 2019Sandals Resorts and a clothing-optional vacation in Jamaica is not a combination many visitors would think about when booking an ... Read More
Jamaica ranked 2nd in the world for prioritizing tourism, says Bartlett
Chief Assignment Editor- November 22, 2019Jamaica's Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett says Jamaica has been ranked 2nd in the world for the prioritization of ... Read More
Jamaica to invest $66 million in the next 3 years on development of Health and Wellness Tourism
editor- November 21, 2019Jamaica Tourism Minister Hon. Edmund Bartlett says that over the next 3 years, the Tourism Linkages Network intends to invest ... Read More
New nonstop JFK-Mobay flight to further boost Jamaica tourist arrivals
editor- November 21, 2019Jamaica Tourism Minister Hon Edmund Bartlett and United States Ambassador to Jamaica, Donald Tapia, along with a raft of officials ... Read More
Over 200 Jamaica hotel workers attend pension sensitization
editor- November 21, 2019Two hundred and fifty (250) hotel workers from Iberostar Montego Bay, attended a pension sensitization session yesterday in Jamaica. The ... Read More
Professional classification coming for Jamaica tourism workers
editor- November 20, 2019Jamaica’s drive towards professionalizing its tourism industry is moving towards classifying certified workers for the purpose of improved remuneration. Through ... Read More
Jamaica Tourism Minister Bartlett mourns passing of Alfred Hoilett
editor- November 18, 2019Jamaica Tourism Minister Hon. Edmund Bartlett has expressed condolences on the passing of Destination Assurance Council Deputy Chair, Alfred Hoilett. ... Read More
Amatterra Jamaica inks deal with Marriott International for first Marriott all-inclusive resort in Jamaica
Chief Assignment Editor- November 14, 2019The architects of Jamaica’s largest integrated tourism real estate development, the Keith and Paula Russell led Amaterra Jamaica Group, have ... Read More
Jamaica to host TD Jakes Caribbean Leadership Conference
Chief Assignment Editor- November 13, 2019Jamaica's Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett, says internationally acclaimed Bishop TD Jakes is looking at staging his flagship leadership ... Read More
Jamaica and Panama to establish multi-destination arrangement, says Minister Bartlett
Chief Assignment Editor- November 7, 2019Jamaica's Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett has announced that Jamaica and the Republic of Panama is set to establish ... Read More
Jamaica secures airlift arrangements with Condor, post Thomas Cook – Bartlett
editor- November 7, 2019Jamaica Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has secured airlift arrangements with Condor Airlines as part of efforts to lessen the ... Read More
Jamaica Tourism Minister offers condolences to relatives of Jamaica Inn owner killed in plane crash
editor- November 5, 2019Jamaica Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the local tourism industry is in mourning, after learning of the sudden passing ... Read More
Jamaica’s Manual on Tourism Ethics hailed by international community
Chief Assignment Editor- November 5, 2019Jamaica’s Manual on Tourism Ethics scheduled to be released at the end of the year, has been hailed as innovative ... Read More
Jamaica’s Tourism Minister Bartlett calls for investment beyond hotel rooms
Chief Assignment Editor- November 4, 2019Jamaica's Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett has made a call for investment in the tourism industry to go beyond ... Read More
Why is the best resort in Barbados actually Jamaican style?
editor- November 2, 2019Sandals Resorts, a Jamaica hotel trendsetter since 1981, is setting standards high for recently-opened 5-star luxury all-inclusive resorts in Barbados. ... Read More
Jamaica Tourism Minister Bartlett upbeat about Peru Flight to Jamaica
editor- November 1, 2019Jamaica Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, (seen right in photo) in discussion with Chilean Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Euduaro ... Read More
Jamaica Tourism Minister Bartlett to participate in major travel events in London
Chief Assignment Editor- November 1, 2019Jamaica Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, departed the island yesterday to participate in three major global travel trade shows in ... Read More