by LTC Writer | Dec 10, 2021 | Pulse
Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, says despite being delayed by the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, the pension scheme for tourism workers will be introduced on January 1, 2022. Bartlett, who was speaking at the official opening of the 444-suite...
by LTC Writer | Dec 10, 2021 | Pulse
Jamaica’s licensed craft traders will benefit from a grant to help them prepare for the winter tourist season which gets underway on December 15. The special Winter Tourist Season Capacity Building Support Programme will be spearheaded by the Tourism Enhancement Fund...
by LTC Writer | Dec 8, 2021 | Pulse
Swoop now offers twice-weekly direct flights from Toronto, Canada to Kingston, Jamaica. The additional seats are expected to bring in 7,500 passengers to the island this winter. The December 8 launch of the route marks a major milestone for both the airline and the...
by LTC Writer | Dec 3, 2021 | Pulse
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has emphasised that Jamaica is restructuring the tourism industry to ensure that more of the earnings from the sector go to the small and medium tourism enterprises. He made the comment on December 2 during a Ministerial Debate...
by LTC Writer | Dec 1, 2021 | Pulse
The American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute (AHLEI), a vital partner of the Jamaica Centre of Tourism Innovation (JCTI), has agreed to publish a special training case study focusing on the Caribbean country. The decision was made because, since the...
