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Jamaica Tourism Minister has named a special COVID task force to spearhead efforts to boost Jamaica’s COVID-19 testing capacity.

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, has named a special task force to...

WESTERN BUREAU: As Jamaica closed its borders to United Kingdom flights on Monday, the country’s largest lobby of hoteliers and tour operators has thrown its weight behind the Holness administration’s decision to shut out British travellers amid the emergence of an ultra-contagious strain of the coronavirus that marked the territory as the sick man of Europe. The Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), whose members stand to benefit most from UK tourist arrivals to the island, acknowledged on Monday that the Government was obligated to protect its citizens from a variant of the coro...

Minister of Health & Wellness, Christopher Tufton on Sunday, December 13 met with the executives of the Jamaica Hotel & Tourist Association and the Negril Chamber and Commerce to discuss the state of community spread of COVID-19 in the western part of the island. “Today’s meeting was a very productive one. It was an opportunity to share thoughts on the current COVID-19 situation in Negril. The meeting was a chance for frank conversations with key stakeholders, as we stave off any further spike in COVID-19 cases in the west,” noted Tufton. In welcoming the meeting, Clifton Reader, Presid...

It is almost six months now since the return of international arrivals to Jamaica and Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) president Clifton Reader is proud of the exceptional level of compliance with the COVID health protocols in the tourism resilient corridors.  In line with the guidelines mandated by the Ministry of Health and Wellness, hoteliers in the corridors have been strictly enforcing established protocols to keep guests and staff safe. "This has resulted in no confirmed transmission to date of the virus from visitors staying on the corridors to the local population,"...