Increased airlift out of South America- Bartlett
Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett, says beginning December, Jamaica will see an increase in flights out of South America, which will bring more visitors from the continent to the island. He sa...
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Edmund Bartlett gets emotional, and tourism’s not in the picture
Veteran politician, Edmund Bartlett, the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Central St James and Tourism Minister of Jamaica, recently handed over scholarships amounting to some $10 million to nearly ...
Holness advises of pending Housing Agency of Jamaica shake-up
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has sounded a warning that "a little shake-up" is coming for the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ), even with the state agency now on the verge of making a surplus after be...
World’s largest cruise ship set to dock in Falmouth next May
Symphony of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise ship and prime jewel in Royal Caribbean’s Oasis-class vessels, is slated to make its inaugural call to Jamaica next year. With a carrying capacity o...
Video: Jamaica, Kenya sign MoU to broaden cooperation in tourism
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett, says the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Cooperation in the Field of Tourism, signed between Jamaica and the Republic of Kenya, will result in greater interactio...
Bartlett raises thought-provoking scope of agriculture-related tourism
Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett, has expressed high hopes for broad expansion of the island’s agriculture-related tourism base. In addressing the Denbigh show in Clarendon on Sunday, Bartlett sai...
Tourism Ministry hosts ‘Spruce Up Jamaica’ Summer Internship Programme
The Ministry of Tourism says it is offering hundreds of youth the opportunity to gain invaluable work experience within the hospitality sector, through the ‘Spruce Up Jamaica’ Tourism Summer Inte...
Sargassum clean-up costs Caribbean US$120 million - Bartlett
The unprecedented levels of sargassum seaweed that washed up on Caribbean beaches in 2018 resulted in estimated clean-up costs of US$120 million, according to Jamaica's Minister of Tourism and Co-Chai...
No tax on Airbnb, just an ‘administrative charge’, says Bartlett
Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett is reiterating that there are no discussions being held about taxing local Airbnb providers. Airbnb is an online marketplace which allows people to rent their...
Finance minister cites improved connectivity to and from the island
Finance Minister, Dr Nigel Clarke, is elated that a wave of new flights to Jamaica from the United States and South America, including new non-stop services to Montego Bay from Lima, Peru; New York an...