AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoTourism Leadership & Hospitality: CMEx named Jamaica’s Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith, and Round Hill Hotel and Villas’ Josef Forstmayr among the first 2026 Leadership Awards honorees, to be celebrated Dec. 6 in Coral Gables. Resilience in Tourism: Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says the “Age of Resilience” means financing people and adaptive capacity, while NaRRA CEO Antony Anderson heads to Peru to study resilient reconstruction practices. Air Access for Visitors: Breeze Airways plans seven new international routes using its A220 fleet, including twice-weekly Montego Bay service starting Dec. 19. Tourism Policy Pressure: Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association says uncertainty over a proposed GCT increase for the sector is making investors pause. Community & Sports Tourism: MoBay will host the Special Olympics Caribbean Beach Games at Harmony Beach Park in November, with inclusion and a regional legacy at the centre. Safety & Environment: NEPA will step up drowning awareness, and a new report flags foreign plastic waste piling along Jamaica’s east coast as a marine hazard. Disaster Recovery Housing: Airbnb.org says it has used more than 1,000 nights of emergency housing in Jamaica since 2020, largely after Hurricane Melissa.
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