AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoTourism 3.0 Push: Jamaica is “reimagining” tourism under its Tourism 3.0 agenda, with Minister Edmund Bartlett pointing to recovery momentum (over one million visitors and US$1.5B in earnings within a year of reopening) and a shift toward stronger, community-wide benefits. Sustainable Tourism Win: Jamaica’s JSIF (REDI II Programme) picked up the Destination Stewardship and Resilience Award at the Caribbean Sustainable Tourism Awards in Belize, spotlighting support for tourism-dependent communities and disaster-risk resilience. Beach Access in Court: Beach birthright campaigners are heading to court to stop further privatisation of key coastlines in St Ann and beyond, arguing closures and all-inclusive expansion cut off livelihoods and everyday access to the sea. Rum Value Challenge: Industry officials say Jamaica must capture more economic value from rum by keeping more value-added steps—like ageing, bottling and quality control—on the island. Ocean Diplomacy: Water and Environment Minister Matthew Samuda will attend Kenya’s Our Ocean Conference (OOC11) to strengthen ocean conservation and the blue economy agenda. Travel Disruption: Neos Airways flight from Montego Bay to Milan diverted to Bermuda due to a medical emergency onboard. Safety Watch: A fiery motorcycle crash on the North South Highway near the Moneague toll exit sent a rider to hospital.
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