President of the JHTA, hotelier Robin Russell (seen center in the image) hit the ground running with a courtesy call to Jamaica Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (seen right), where they discussed challenges facing the local tourism sector, including labor supply, driving growth, and security measures.
The courtesy call took place recently at the Ministry of Tourism’s new Kingston offices where Senior Strategist in the Ministry of Tourism, Delano Seiveright, joined the discussion.
Minister Bartlett praised the JHTA for being a critical partner in the post-COVID-19 tourism recovery process.
He said he looked forward to continuing the excellent cooperation between the two entities in building a sector that is more sustainable, resilient ,and inclusive.
The Jamaica Tourism Ministry and its agencies are on a mission to enhance and transform Jamaica’s tourism product, while ensuring that the benefits which flow from the tourism sector are increased for all Jamaicans. To this end it has implemented policies and strategies that will provide further momentum for tourism as the engine of growth for the Jamaican economy. The Ministry remains committed to ensuring that the tourism sector makes the fullest contribution possible to Jamaica’s economic development given its tremendous earning potential.
Na Ministri, ha na-eduzi ọrụ ahụ iji mee ka njikọ dị n'etiti njem nlegharị anya na akụkụ ndị ọzọ dị ka ọrụ ugbo, mmepụta ihe, na ihe ntụrụndụ, na ime nke a na-agba onye Jamaica ọ bụla ume ka ọ rụọ ọrụ ya n'ịkwalite ngwaahịa njem nlegharị anya nke obodo, ịkwado ego, na imeziwanye ihe ọhụrụ. na ịgbasa ngalaba ahụ iji kwalite uto na ike ọrụ maka ndị Jamaica ibe. Ministri ahụ na-ahụ nke a dị ka ihe dị oke mkpa maka nlanarị na ihe ịga nke ọma Jamaica wee mebe usoro a site na nsonye nsonye, nke ụlọ ọrụ ntụrụndụ na-eduzi, site na nleba anya zuru oke.
N'ịghọta na ọ ga-adị mkpa ijikọ aka ọnụ na mmekorita dị n'etiti ọha na eze na nkeonwe iji nweta ebumnobi etinyere, isi na atụmatụ nke Ministri bụ idobe na ịzụlite mmekọrịta ya na ndị niile metụtara ya. N'ime nke a, a kwenyere na site na Master Plan for Sustainable Tourism Development dị ka onye ndu yana atụmatụ mmepe mba - Vision 2030 dị ka akara aka - ebumnobi nke Ministri bụ nke a ga-enweta maka abamuru nke ndị Jamaica niile.
