Jamaica embarks on ambitious growth plan for the future
Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett has set new and ambitious KPIs -- 10x10x10 -- for Jamaica's tourism. The move is underscored by Jamaica's strong tourism growth trajectory, robust visitor arrivals, expanding air connectivity, and...
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Jamaica is reimaging tourism with its 3.0 agenda
Jamaica's tourism sector is entering a new era of transformation under the banner of Tourism 3.0, a bold strategy aimed at repositioning the destination for sustained growth, enhanced competitiveness and greater benefits for Jamaican workers and...
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Jamaica’s Bartlett honoured with tourism resilience award
During the 4th Global Tourism Resilience Day 2026, Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett was recognized with the Global Tourism Resilience Lifetime Achievement Award at a ceremony at the Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya. The...
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Tourism minister welcomes Flair’s new Toronto-Montego Bay service
Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett has welcomed Flair Airlines launch of new nonstop service between Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) and Montego Bay (MBJ), strengthening airlift from Canada as the island enters the peak...
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Jamaica Welcomes 300,000 Visitors post Hurricane Melissa
Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett is celebrating the fact that the island has hit the 300,000 visitor mark post Hurricane Melissa and attributes that achievement to the tourism sector’s remarkable recovery strategy. For...
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Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism praises Canadian Diaspora for its exceptional support
Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett, has expressed profound gratitude for the Canadian diaspora’s extraordinary leadership and generosity in raising more than CAD$3 million in relief and recovery support for communities across...
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Harmonies of Hope: A celebration of the spirit of Jamaica
Friends, members of Canada’s travel industry and the Jamaican diaspora were on hand for the Harmonies of Hope benefit concert at the Meridian Performing Arts Centre in North York last night. It was a sell-out crowd of close to 600 who came...
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Message from the Minister — Best Way To Support Jamaica is to Visit
Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett says that “the best way to support” Jamaica’s “tourism sector and economy is to visit us.” In a statement updating the current situation on the island following the impact of...
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Jamaica aims for full tourism restart by Dec. 15
Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett has set Dec. 15, 2025 as the firm target for Jamaica’s tourism industry to be fully back in operation in the wake of Hurricane Melissa. And to deliver on that goal, the Jamaica’s Ministry...
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Jamaica prepares for Hurricane Melissa, now a category 5 storm
The National Hurricane Center says that Hurricane Melissa, now a category 5 hurricane, is forecast to move “near or over” Jamaica Monday night (Oct. 27) and early Tuesday. NHC says that a life-threatening storm surge is likely along the...
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