In just nine weeks since the beginning of 2019, Jamaica has been able to generate foreign exchange earnings of approximately $800 million after being the first Caribbean destination to welcome one million visitors during the period. The latest arrival figures were disclosed by the Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett while speaking at the official opening of Montego Bay’s newest attraction, the Grand-A-View Restaurant and Event Place over the weekend. This peak has allowed Jamaica to be the first Caribbean destination in nine weeks to welcome one million visitors,” he said. This experience must be owned by the people of Jamaica not foreigners,” the Tourism Minister said. Jamaican authorities had, before this, welcomed the fact that reggae music will form the soundtrack for the historic 2019 Year of Return in Ghana.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 13, 2019 15:56 UTC