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Jamaica Tourist Board founded April 1 1955 under Act

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“The Jamaica Tourist Board was established on April 1, 1955 under the Tourist Board Act.”
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Confidence: High Checked on October 20, 2026

Summary

The Jamaica Tourist Board was created in 1955 under the Tourist Board Act, which came into operation on 1 April 1955. This establishment date is confirmed by official Jamaican legal documents and the board’s own historical information.

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mot.gov.jm
  • Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) | MOT

    The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), established in 1955 under the Tourist Board Act of that same year, is the public body of the Ministry of Tourism with responsibility for:

laws.moj.gov.jm
  • The Tourist Board Act | Laws of Jamaica

    Preamble: A law to establish a Tourist Board charged with the duty of developing the tourist industry of Jamaica and promoting its efficiency and for purposes incidental to or connected with the foregoing purposes · Long Title: Short Title: The Tourist Board Act · Operational Date: April 1, 1955 ...

  • The Tourist Board Act | Laws of Jamaica

    Short Title: The Tourist Board Act · Operational Date: Number: Last Amendment:

  • TOURIST BOARD THE TOURIST BOARD ACT NOTICE (under section 2)

    THE TOURIST BOARD (WATER SPORTS) REGULATIONS, 1985 · (4) The Board shall cause to be kept a list of all persons to whom ... Board, which shall be clearly identified as such. (2) Where tne Board is satisfied that a First Aid Station is suffi- cient to service the operations d more than one licensed water sports · operator in any partiular area, the Board may, if it thinks fit, approve · the establishment ...

websitearchive2020.nepa.gov.jm
  • tourist board

    Index of /new/legal_matters · Apache/2.4.18 (Ubuntu) Server at websitearchive2020.nepa.gov.jm Port 443

jis.gov.jm
  • Jamaica Tourist Board – Jamaica Information Service

    The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), an agency of the Ministry of Tourism, is committed to ensuring that industry information is available to its affiliates and the public. The Tourism Information Publishing Site (TIPS) was established to serve as the main source of information on the marketing and development of Jamaica as the premier Caribbean tourist destination.

scholarworks.gvsu.edu
jtbonline.org
  • 1955 – Jamaica Tourist Board

    The JTB succeeded the Tourist Trade Development Board the first formal promotional body to be constituted by the government fiat on 10 July Law 15 of 1922. This body was responsible for the promotion of Jamaica as a destination until 1955, when the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) was established ...

  • THE TOURIST BOARD ACT (1st April, 1955) Regulation

    Laws 61 of 1954, | 68 of 1960 | Acts 18 of 1963, | 43 of 1965, | 12 of 1968, | 42 of 1969 2nd and 3rd Schs. | 13 of 1970 | 33 of · 1971 | 19 of 1972 | 31 of 1975 | 47 of 1975 | 7 of 1985 | 12 of 1985 Sch. | 34 of 1999. ... 1965, as the Minister shall specify in a notice published in the Gazette ...

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