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Message of the Chair of the 100th UNWTO Executive Council, Honourable Dr. Wykeham McNeill, Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Jamaica

Communication of the Chair

Message of the Chair of the 100th UNWTO Executive Council, Honourable Dr. Wykeham McNeill, Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Jamaica

 

Your Excellency, Mr. Secretary-General,

Dear Members of the Executive Council, Ambassadors

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I welcome you to the 100th session of the Executive Council of the UNWTO in this wonderful historic city renowned


Measures to Regularize Personal Water Crafts (PWC) Operations

Background

The Honourable House will recall that following two accidents involving Personal Water Crafts (PWCs) on August 17th and 21st, 2013, where one child died and another person was severely injured, in Ocho Rios and Negril, respectively, that Cabinet approved implementation of short term measures for a six month duration effective October 15, 2013. 

These measures were:

  1. The imposition of