Archive for April 26th, 2011

TOURISM MINISTER Edmund Bartlett has revealed that Jamaica welcomed over 20,000 visitors to its shores last Wednesday.

Speaking during the closing session of the fourth annual Tourism Outlook Seminar at the Half Moon Conference Centre in Montego Bay, St James, Bartlett said the visitors arrived by air at the Sangster International Airport and by sea at the Montego Freeport, as well as the Falmouth and Ocho Rios cruise ports.

Bartlett said, “Wednesday, April 20, 2011 was a particularly strong day for Jamaica ...

Several consumers chose to forego the traditional bun and cheese this Easter, stating that prices were out of their reach.

In downtown Kingston, noticeably absent this year were the traditional bun and cheese handcart vendors offering the sweet treats for sale along the busy streets.

Vendor Gary Matthews said each year, he would journey to National Bakery and Dairy Industries to buy his supply of bun and cheese. However, this year it was just not worth the investment.

“From mi hear how people ...