by LTC Writer | Oct 31, 2021 | Pulse
Almost 300,000 cruise passengers will visit Jamaica by the end of the year, according to Minister of Tourism Ed Bartlett. “We have been heavily marketing Port Royal to our international investors during our various marketing engagements overseas. During our meeting...
by LTC Writer | Oct 31, 2021 | People
Nickesha Greenfield, 21-year tourism veteran, has much to celebrate as the decorated resort sales manager at Beaches Negril, even as she pauses to reflect on the setbacks she has encountered on her journey. Some of these challenges, she admits, were due to her battle...
by LTC Writer | Oct 29, 2021 | Pulse
The Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX), which was scheduled to take place November 8-10, 2021 as a hybrid in-person/virtual event, will now be rescheduled to 2022. Organisers have opted to go that route in order to once again host participants in-person.The tourism...
by LTC Writer | Oct 28, 2021 | People
PETA-GAYE Grinion didn’t plan on a career in tourism but she’s happy she ended up in the field. She’s an accounting supervisor at Travellers Beach Resort in Negril. It took her four years to move up the ranks after joining the company as an accounting clerk. The route...
by LTC Writer | Oct 28, 2021 | People
AT 12 years old Jermaine Campbell was in the kitchen of his Portmore, St Catherine home whipping up delicious meals. Today the 21-year-old says he’s “living his dream” of being a chef. For the last three years Campbell has been a full-time culinary demonstrator and...