BACKGROUND
USAID has awarded US$4 million to support a 3-year initiative by The Jamaica Renewable Energy Alliance, an alliance of Jamaican and international partner organisations to foster distributed solar photovoltaic energy and increase energy resilience in Jamaica. Led by The Cadmus Group, a strategic and technical consultancy, the alliance mobilises up to US$50 million in investment funds to support solar power project development. Under the partnership with the JHTA, the Alliance aims to develop resilient, distributed energy solutions within the tourism sector to provide additional tangible sustainability options as well as to demonstrate the impact of community solar on the tourism industry.

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in partnership with the Cadmus Group LLC (Cadmus) and Energy Alliance Members invite you to the official virtual launch of the Jamaica Energy Resilience Alliance.

WHEN: January 13th at 10:00 am (EST).
WHO: This virtual event will feature remarks by:

• The Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, the Honorable Daryl Vaz,
• The U.S. Charge d’Affaires to Jamaica, John McIntyre,
• The Acting Deputy Administrator for USAID, John Barsa, and
• VP, International Programs, Cadmus, Christina Becker-Birck.

REGISTER HERE: To register for the live stream, please visit: https://cadmusgroup.com/jamaicaenergy/

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ADDRESS BY OMAR ROBINSON,
PRESIDENT THE JAMAICA HOTEL & TOURIST ASSOCIATION (JHTA) AT THE JHTA’S 59TH ANNUAL GENERL
MEETING & VIRTUAL MARKET UPDATE SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

HON. EDMUND BARTLETT, MINISTER OF TOURISM - CONGRATULATIONS MRS. JENNIFER GRIFFITH, PERMANENT SECRETARY, MOT CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARDS OF THE MOT MR. DONOVAN WHITE, DIRECTOR OF TOURISM EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF THE AGENCIES OF THE MOT VICE PRESIDENTS OF THE JHTA – MRS. CAROL BOURKE, MS. VANA TAYLOR, MR. ROBERT HEADLEY & MR. CHRISTOPHER JARRETT MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AREA CHAIRMEN PAST PRESIDENTS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE JHTA, MRS. CAMILLE NEEDHAM MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION

REMARKS BY CLIFTON READER,
PRESIDENT THE JAMAICA HOTEL & TOURIST ASSOCIATION (JHTA)
AT THE JHTA’S 59TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING & VIRTUAL MARKET UPDATE SEPTEMBER 19, 2020 SALUTATIONS…

PLEASE ALLOW ME TO START BY CONGRATULATING IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT, OMAR ROBINSON AND HIS TEAM OF COUNCILLORS FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING REPRESENTATION OF THE JAMAICA HOTEL & TOURIST ASSOCIATION (JHTA) AND THE TOURISM SECTOR IN GENERAL. I ALSO WISH TO THANK YOU ALL HERE PRESENT FOR THE CONFIDENCE AND TRUST PLACED IN ME AND MY TEAM TO ASSUME THE CHARGE FOR THE NEXT ADMINISTRATIVE YEAR.

Ministry of Tourism

TO ALL TOURISM ENTITIES - March 11, 2020

PROTOCOLS FOR MANAGEMENT OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)

Please see the following protocols, regarding sanitation and other procedures towards preventing the spread of Coronavirus.

At this time, the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOH) has reported that there are two (2) confirmed imported cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Jamaica. The following measures should be adopted by all tourism entities to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

We encourage continuous monitoring of the advisories issued by the Ministry of Health and Wellness.
This document will be updated periodically as more information becomes available.

Buyers from India, Luxembourg, Mexico, Panama, Peru and Spain will, for the first time, attend this year's staging of Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX), the country's annual tourism trade show that helps generate heavy visitor traffic.

“We have delegates from the traditional markets like the USA, Canada and Europe, including England and Germany, and we're looking forward to welcoming those from new markets,” Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) President Omar Robinson said.

“We are encouraged by the continued interest in brand Jamaica, year after year,” said Robinson, who noted that JAPEX provides a forum to strengthen partnerships between local industry players and international tour operators, wholesalers and travel agents.

He noted, too, that hundreds of travel agents from the USA, Canada and the Caribbean, as well as a strong media contingent, will be in attendance at the trade show, where buyers and suppliers will engage in one-on-one meetings, updates and negotiations.

The JHTA, which hosts of the annual tourism trade show in collaboration with the Jamaica Tourist Board, is reporting steady registration by local suppliers and international buyers for the event scheduled for September 9-11 in Montego Bay.