TPDConnect TPDCONNECT OCTOBER 2018 | Page 19

Launch of Tourism Awareness Week (Church Service) - Montego Bay Members of the tourism fraternity at the church service to kickstart Tourism Awareness Week (Sept 23-29) Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Day: Falmouth Team TPDCo travelled to Falmouth to participate in JIS day . The event was staged by JIS as part of efforts to inform and educate Jamaicans about government policies. Pictured are Montego Bay staff members (L-R)Lorna Newsome and Tashorn Hill at the TPDCo information booth. JAPEX 2018 - MONETGO BAY BAMBOO SYMPOSIUM LAUNCH: KINGSTON Major tourism players turned out for the opening night of the 2018 Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX). (L-R)Omar Robinson, President - Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association, Jennifer Griffith - Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Dr. Andrew Spencer - Executive Director, TPDCO, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, Minister of Tourism and Joy Roberts, Executive Director - Jamaica Vacations. Held every year during Tourism Awareness Week (Sept. 23-29), JAPEX allows local and international suppliers to showcase their businesses and negotiate rates with potential customers for the winter tourist season and beyond. (Left to Right) Training Officer Belinda Dowe and Executive Director, Tourism Enhancement Fund, Dr. Carey Wallace check out some of the products at the recent launch of the Bamboo symposium