Newly appointed minister of tourism, Edmund Bartlett (centre) listens keenly as coordinator of community awareness at the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Marline Stephenson-Dalley updates him on the agency’s plans to commemorate its 20th Anniversary in 2016 and displays their special anniversary calendar. This as Mr Bartlett met with members of staff of TPDCo and the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), which are both agencies of the Ministry, at the regional office at the Montego Bay Convention Centre recently. Also sharing in the moment is the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Jennifer Griffith (right). Mr. Bartlett, who is doing a second tour of duty as tourism minister also met with stakeholders from the attractions, ground transportation, and the craft sub-sectors and heard their concerns.
