M
BLOCK LAYING
CEREMONY
inister of Tourism Honourable
Edmund Bartlett, Ministry officials and
Montego Bay city leaders officially
laid blocks today to symbolize the
commencement of a project to create a
new welcome sign at the round a bout in
the vicinity of the Sangster International
airport. The previous sign destroyed through
a motor vehicle accident, necessitates a
replacement.
Minster Bartlett in his remarks said, “It is not
only timely but also essential. Essential as
it will speak to the emotions we want to
conjure up in our locals and the thousands
of visitors that must traverse this area. It
will be the first monument they see when
entering from the MBJ Sangster Airport
and the last when leaving. We want all
our visitors to have that warm welcome
and for us to continue to work even harder
that they will feel this welcome through
our Jamaican hospitality for which we are
known worldwide.”
The Minister further stated, “The Tourism
Product Development Company Ltd (TPDCo)
will execute the project and the Tourism
Enhancement Fund will sponsor the project
to the tune of Seventeen Million Dollars ($17
M). We expect to be on time and within
budget.”
This development falls within the extension
of the Eastern Gateway Project, which is a
series of beautification works running west
along the Elegant Corridor from Greenwood,
to the MBJ Sangster International Airport
roundabout.
Minister Bartlett, declared that the sign
“speaks to the city’s history [and] as we
continue to improve the tourism product
island-wide, it is crucial to keep our history
alive, as it is the essence of our culture”, as
it was created to replicate the shapes of
Dum-Up, Doctors Cave, and Walter Fletcher
Beach Parks. His Worship Councillor Homer
Davis, Mayor of Montego Bay, also added
that the Welcome to Montego Bay Block
Laying Ceremony “is yet another milestone
event, which is aimed at projecting
Montego Bay as the tourism capital of the
Caribbean”,
Montego Bay gets new Welcome Sign
Courtesy of TPDCo/TEF