Jamaica News
Jamaica rises above dismal global travel figures
Despite a global drop in the number of holiday travellers, Jamaica has managed not only to keep but raise its market share, posting worldwide visitor figures that show a 3.6 per cent rise.
Interview: Edmund Bartlett, Minister for Tourism, Jamaica and Miss Jamaica
BTN interviews Edmund Bartlett, Minister for Tourism, Jamaica at World Travel Market (WTM) London 2009
AIPS Berlin media reception a resounding success
Casa Italia played host to the annual AIPS and Laureus Media receptions at the Ellington Hotel, Berlin, yesterday with guests including women’s 100m World Champion sprinter, Jamaican Shelly Ann Fraser, 100m silver medallist Kerron Stewart and Minister for Youth, Sports and Culture Olivia “Babsy” Grange,
Usain Bolt winning Mens 100m Final at IAAF in Berlin 2009, breaking his own World Record
Jamaican Tourism Minister watching Usain Bolt winning Mens 100m Final, IAAF, Berlin 2009. The World Record is broken. Jamaican Tourism Minister - Hon. Edmund Bartlett with his delegation at the Jamiacan and Tui VIP lounge in the Park Inn Hotel, Berlin.
Exciting Events from Jamaica
There’s nothing like a festival or local event to spice up your holiday and one destination that always has something around the corner is Jamaica.
Parliament groundswell mounts against APD hikes
British MPs are becoming increasingly aware that changes to Air Passenger Duty could be either a vote winner or loser.
Interview: Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett
Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett talks to Breaking Travel News at ITB Berlin 2009.
Jamaica proves resilient in downturn
Jamaica’s tourism industry continues to prove resilient to the downturn, posting a 2 percent increase in visitor arrivals in February, on top of a 3.9 percent rise in overall visitors in 2008.Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, said the Canadian market is particularly strong with double-digit growth, and the U.S. is showing a strong recovery.
Interview: Hon Edmund Bartlett, Minister of Tourism, Jamaica Tourism Centre at WTM 2008
Hon Edmund Bartlett, Minister of Tourism, Jamaica Tourism Centre speaks to Breaking Travel News at World Travel Market 2008
Chinese business leaders look to Jamaica
Some of China’s top movers and shakers in travel and investment met at the World Travel Awards Olympic VIP Lounge, the Westin Beijing Financial Street, to hear about Jamaica’s tourist attractions and its investment potential.
Interview: Jamaica on inward investment from GME, AHIC 2008
Breaking Travel News interviews Kirk Kennedy, Minister for Trade & Tourism, Jamaica at Arabian Travel Investment Conference 2008, Dubai.
Interview: Jamaica at WTTC 2008
Breaking Travel News interviews Edmund Bartlett, Government of Jamaica at WTTC 2008, Dubai.
Tourism chief outlines Jamaica plans
Jamaica’s new Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, has announced an exciting new array of attractions as part of his vision which sets out how he intends to grow the country’s broader appeal to the overseas visitor.
Jamaica sets out tourism vision
After just two months in office, Jamaica’s newly appointed Minister for Tourism, The Honourable Edmund Bartlett, MP has announced his vision for tourism.
Interview: Jamaica talks about airlift capacity to the Caribbean island
Breaking Travel News interviews Honourable. Edmund Bartlett, Minister of Tourism for Jamaica at World Travel Market 2007 about the island’s tourism product offering and the hotels coming online in 2008.
Interview: Basil Smith, Director of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board
Breaking Travel News interviews Basil Smith, Director of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board, on the importance of attending World Travel Market.
Jamaica dogsled team trains for Yukon race
Danny Melville founder of the Jamaica Dogsled Team says that his lead musher will train with former Yukon Quest champion Hans Gatt in the hopes of qualifying for the 2009 Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race—billed as the toughest sled dog race in the world.
Jamaica’s tourism revenue up 25%
Jamaica earned $2.1 billion from tourism last year, an increase of 24 percent over 2005, Tourism Minister Aloun Assamba told EFE news wire on Wednesday.
Jamaica independence kicks off in DC
August 2006 marks the 165th anniversary of Jamaica’s emancipation from slavery and the nation’s 44th anniversary of independence from Britain.
Christmas the Jamaican way: Irie
Although Jamaica is an island that has never seen snow, and its houses are designed without chimneys, Christmas season in Jamaica is the most festive time of the year. The season is celebrated with special treats like Jamaican fruit cake and sorrel drink, entertainment, parties, festivals and happy gatherings of friends and family.
