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WESTERN BUREAU:
While the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is negatively impacting Jamaica’s capacity to earn from tourism, Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett believes that e-commerce and the online marketplace are providing a viable avenue to entice international shoppers into buying Jamaican goods and services.
“Had the pandemic not struck the national coffers, we would have benefitted greatly from the wallets of visiting shoppers. But all is not lost, because while the onset of the pandemic imposed restrictions of social distancing, it has also accelerated us into the world of e-commerce at a much faster pace than it was being pursued,” Bartlett said on Wednesday, while addressing the launch of the third annual Style Jamaica Fashion Show in Rose Hall, St James.
Edmund Bartlett (File photo)
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has announced that Jamaica earned more than US$450 million between June 15, when the country reopened its borders to international travellers, and December 14.
Over the six-month period nearly 318,000 visitors/passengers arrived in the island.
Bartlett gave the update on the performance of the tourism sector during a ministerial statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday. He said the figures, provided by the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) are preliminary.
“The tourism industry is still hurting, yet we’re seeing positive signs of buoyancy as we rebuild our tourism economy despite the coronavirus,” Bartlett stated.
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