High-End Tourism Zone From Oracabessa To Port Antonio

  • A new zone for tourism development is being created from Oracabessa, St. Mary to Port Antonio, Portland, which will cater to high-end visitors to the island. 
  • Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, said the zone will bring a “new awakening” to the country’s north coast and will follow a village-type tourism model with sophisticated facilities as opposed to an all-inclusive enclave setting. 
  • Speaking at a welcome ceremony for the first scheduled commercial flight to the Ian Fleming International Airport in St. Mary from Providenciales, Turks and Caicos, on Thursday, June 16, Mr. Bartlett added that “the presence of this third international airport gives Jamaica the unique position in the region of being able to be connected within an hour from any point of entry into the country”. 
  • This new tourism development adds to the Port Antonio redevelopment programme, which is also expected to breathe new life into the area. Owing to the aforementioned, the Ministry will be marketing the area differently and is already insisting that multi-storey buildings and high-density investment will not be allowed in the zone.

(Source: JIS News)