By Juergen T Steinmetz | eTurboNews The University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC) is Jamaica’s largest privately-held higher educational institution providing students with world-class educational programs and highly trained and qualified local & international faculty. The institution has its headquarters in Kingston Jamaica. It was formed in 2004 as a result of the merger in 2002 […]
By Linda Hohnholz Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, revealed that the tourism sector has earned an astounding US$1 billion for the third quarter of 2023. Citing preliminary figures from the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) Mr. Bartlett said, “The economic performance figures for the third quarter of the year show that Jamaica continues to shine as a […]
By Linda Hohnholz In what he describes as an “ambitious but achievable” target, Jamaica Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has revealed that he is pushing for 500,000 visitors to Jamaica from Canada by 2025. Minister Bartlett made the disclosure today (September 19) ahead of his departure to the North American country, where he will […]
By Wiredja Newsdesk KINGSTON, July 20, 2020 – In the wake of an increase in the COVID-19 pandemic in US destinations from which the Caribbean gets its visitors, there is a lockdown order from the Bahamas banning travellers from the United States, but tourism minister Ed Bartlett says Jamaica has no such plans. In fact, […]