Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (R) and Jamaica-born football star Raheem Sterling share a light moment during a recent courtesy call. Sterling, who plays for the England national team and Manchester City, will be representing Jamaica as a Tourism Ambassador for the UK and Europe for Jamaica 60.

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (L) flips through a copy of Tourism Resilience and Recovery for Global Sustainability and Development - Navigating COVID-19 and the Future presented to him by Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. The book was edited by Minister Bartlett and Professor Lloyd Waller, Executive Director of the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre-Jamaica.

Darnel Mason of VIP Attractions, who became the first tourism worker to enrol in the game-changing Tourism Workers Pension Scheme at the official launch held recently at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, poses for a photo with Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (l), Guardian Life President Eric Hosin (4th L) and other officials from the Ministry of Tourism and Sagicor.

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (2nd L) shares a moment with President of the Dominican Republic, His Excellency Luis Abinader (c); the Dominican Republic Tourism Minister, David Collado (l); Encarna Piñero, CEO of Grupo Piñero (2nd r); and Lydia Piñero, VP of Grupo Pinero at FITUR, the world's largest international travel trade show in Madrid, Spain. This followed discussions to strengthen tourism relations between Jamaica and the Dominican Republic, which will result in a new level of multi-destination tourism that will reshape the way tourism operates in the region.

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (R) and his technical team view construction work in progress at Jamaica’s first Artisan Village in Falmouth, Trelawny, which is nearing completion.