by Charmaine Clarke | Jun 29, 2023 | People, Pulse
JOVAN Miller has long dreamed of using his skills in virtual reality to move Jamaican tour operators away from their traditional way of wooing tourists. After three months of calling the Ministry of Tourism to pitch his idea, they told him about a new project...
by LTC Writer | Feb 25, 2023 | Play, Pulse
The top five finalists in the first ever Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Innovation Competition will be announced on March 10. The online contest is an exciting new addition to the annual coffee lovers’ event, which is in its sixth staging. The competition is expected to...
by LTC Writer | Dec 13, 2022 | Pulse
Participants in Jamaica’s Tourism Innovation Incubator whose ideas are chosen for implementation will have access to $100 million to transform those ideas into profitable projects. “I have put $100 million in EXIM Bank for the new ideas which are converted into...
by LTC Writer | Dec 3, 2022 | Pulse
For the first 10 months of this year, Jamaican farmers sold just under J$125 million of produce through the tourism Agri-Linkages Exchange (ALEX) online platform. Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett revealed those figures during the launch of the Agricultural Suppliers...
by LTC Writer | Sep 29, 2022 | Pulse
Now being celebrated until October 1, Tourism Awareness Week (TAW) 2022 got underway with representatives from the Ministry of Tourism, its public bodies and the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) gathering to give thanks for the industry and its...
