Tourist insurance coming for Jamaica

Tourist insurance coming for Jamaica

The selection of a provider of medical insurance for visitors to Jamaica will move a step closer in 2022. Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett will meet with the three short-listed vendors in the first week of January as the Government pushes ahead with the first...
JTB honours ‘golden’ employees

JTB honours ‘golden’ employees

Twenty employees who have worked in Jamaica’s tourism sector for 50 years or more have been recognised for their service. Officials from the Ministry of Tourism and Jamaica Tourist Board, led by Minister Edmund Bartlett, feted them during the recent Golden Tourism Day...
Resilient partnership

Resilient partnership

The Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre (GTRCMC) is gearing up to partner with Jordan on a major climate change initiative next year. The initiative was announced by Minister of Tourism and Co-Chair of the GTRCMC, Edmund Bartlett. The partnership...
CDC gives Jamaica better grade

CDC gives Jamaica better grade

Jamaica has been downgraded from a Level 3 to a Level 2 designation by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in recognition of the country’s efforts to effectively contain the spread of COVID-19. This new classification places the...
BIG AWARD for Global Tourism Resilience Centre

BIG AWARD for Global Tourism Resilience Centre

The Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre (GTRCMC) has been recognised as the World’s Leading Tourism Initiative at the just concluded World Travel Awards in Dubai. The award is one of the highest and recognised globally. “The recognition by the...