Minister of Tourism and Co-Chair of the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre (GTRCMC) – Jamaica, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (2nd R) and Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Tourism & Wildlife and Chairman of the GTRCMC – Eastern Africa, Hon. Najib Balala (2nd L), display MOUs signed between the two centres. The MOU signing took place recently in Nairobi, Kenya, and will pave the way for collaboration on destination preparedness, management and recovery.

Minister of Tourism Hon. Edmund Bartlett and newly appointed Nigerian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Dr. Maureen Tamuno, share a special COVID-19 greeting during a recent courtesy call. Minister Bartlett noted that Africa is the new frontier for tourism and that his ministry is working to strengthen ties between Jamaica and the continent.

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (L) and Senator, the Hon. Aubyn Hill (R), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, share a light moment with UNWTO Secretary-General, Zurab Pololikashvili following a recent high-level meeting in Madrid, Spain.

Tourism officials, led by the Ministry of Tourism‘s Permanent Secretary, Jennifer Griffith (C), listen keenly as Museum Designer Sara Shabaka (R) explains plans for an improved visitor experience at the Alpha Music Museum, which forms part of the Alpha campus redevelopment project. The tourism officials toured the South Camp Road facility to examine the progress of the project, which has benefited from a $100 million contribution from the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF).

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.