Bartlett: 64,000 cruise passengers expected as tourism rebounds

Government of Jamaica Aids Tourism Workers' Recovery

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second right), discusses the phased reopening of the tourism sector with two team members of Chukka Caribbean Adventures..   Kingston, Jamaica – Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett has revealed that a special fund, valued at over $1 Billion, has been established by the Government of Jamaica to assist tourism workers who have been negatively impacted by hurricane Melissa. The Minister made the anno…

32,000 cruise passengers have visited since hurricane

32,000 cruise passengers have visited since hurricane Jamaica has welcomed 32,000 cruise passengers from eight ships since Hurricane Melissa made landfall on October 28. Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett also projected that the same tally would be reached in Ocho Rios this week. "Despite the...

Bartlett: 64,000 cruise passengers expected as tourism rebounds

Jamaica’s tourism industry is rebounding after Hurricane Melissa, with cruise ships returning, hotels reopening and officials projecting stronger visitor numbers by year end. Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett said eight cruise ships have already...