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Wed, 30 Dec 2020 11:26:59 +0000

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Diana McIntyre-Pike talk about tourism in Jamaica and the value of natural resources

Wed, 31 Jul 2019 16:44:27 +0000

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Manchester Peace Coalition’s Celebrating HIM 2019

Wed, 29 May 2019 17:09:00 +0000

The Manchester Peace Coalition (MPCo) and Advocate For C.H.A.N.G.E Jamaica (AFCJ), present the third staging of Celebrating HIM, a Father’s Day Edutainment event, at Brooks Park, Mandeville on Sunday June 16, 2019. The very experienced Co-MCs. Clive Warren and Jerry D will guide the proceedings as they pulsate to the mellow sounds of the Step by Step Band.

According to the Chairman of MPCo, Dr. Clifton Reid, the event is aimed at providing a wholesome day of fun, enlightenment and entertainment for our men and their families, while showcasing a wide array of services and products for them. Proceeds from Celebrating HIM 2019 will go towards two worthwhile charitable Causes: Mustard Seed Communities – Gift of Hope in Spur Tree, Mandeville, and MPCo’s At-risk Communities Projects in Manchester.

Support is being sought in the form of Sponsorship, volunteering on the event planning committees, participation in the displays and donations of various kinds for the different activities being planned for the event. These include a workshop for Dads, Men’s Health & Wellness Displays, Multi-Cultural Fashion Show, Men’s Grooming, Pastor’s Spinoff, Car Show, Adopt-a-Dad for the day, Mini- Petting Zoo and much more. There will be a special Father’s Day Competition, including: An island wide people’s choice award and a category of the people’s choice award specifically catering to the 18 communities highlighted by the MPCo/Dr Herbert Gayle’s research. A play highlighting aspect of fathering will complete the day’s offering.

The Manchester Peace Coalition (MPCo) was formed in 2013 with the Founder/President of the International Institute for Peace through Tourism (IIPT) Dr. Louis D’Amore, who declared Mandeville as the first IIPT Peace Town in the Caribbean with the first IIPT Peace Park at Brooks Park Mandeville with a vision of Manchester as a place of peaceful holistic living and mission to reduce domestic violence, promote better parenting, reduce school drop-out rates, support uniformed youth groups in Manchester and income-generating projects in the targeted communities

Patron for the event is Dr. Michael Coombs, a committed Christian and Family man, is a public health specialist and manager with 35 years of experience in the Public Health Sector in Jamaica, including as Chief Medical Officer 2012 – 2013.He also served as Regional Technical Director of the Southern Regional Health Authority, Ministry of Health, Board Member, National Parenting Support Commission, and Founder and Chair of the National Association for the Family, a non-profit entity established in 2014, with its primary mandate to advocate for the promotion, protection and Support of the Family, in particular responsible fathering.

For further information: please contact Diana McIntyre-Pike, Marketing and PR Chair tel: 876-507-6326 , caribbean@peacetourism.org

www.manchesterja.org

Manchester Peace Coalition P.O., Box 179 64 Caledonia Road Mandeville Manchester J.A. Tel: (876) 383-1152 Email: mpco4peace@gmail.com Dr. Clifton Reid, President. Mrs. Doreth Jones, Secretary. Mr. Tim Scarlett, Treasurer (876) 383-1152 (876) 363-9841 (876) 540-087

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Port Royal Sustainable Planning and Development

Mon, 20 May 2019 11:21:52 +0000

Robert Stephens, Director of Port Royal Development Company

Port Royal is Jamaica’s diamond in the rough and we need to carefully plan and sustainably develop this jewel which will make us so proud we will be happy to share it with the world.

To begin with, we must first understand and commit to the concept of sustainable development which is focused on ensuring that the development, first and foremost, benefits the people of the community.

The first steps in sustainability planning and development, which were undertaken by the Port Royal Development Company (PRDCL) began with consultation and involvement of the people and the representatives of the people in the planning phase. The citizens association, the councillor, the member of parliament and the caretakers and other leaders in the community were integrally involved.

Secondly, before any construction and development started, the plans were exposed and shared with the people so they could study, ask questions and have inputs based on their valuable local knowledge for any adjustments and fine-tuning to be made.

Education, training and general human resource development is critical at the early stages of planning to ensure the people of the community are prepared to take advantage of the opportunities that will come from development and that they are not mere bystanders and the jobs and business opportunities are shared only by outsiders with little or no upliftment for the people in the community. PRDCL engaged the services of The Edutech Centre to guide the programme and established a Learning Centre in the Port Royal All Age School with the assistance of JSIF. At the time training programmes were implemented in Port Royal with twenty computers installed in the school so the children could be exposed to computers at an early age and adults could use them for learning in the evenings and on weekends.

Planning must always start from a position of taking careful stock of the state of the community in terms of the socio-cultural and economic environment. This assessment is critical to identify the key issues that need to be addressed. PRDCL employed the services of Dr. Ian Boxill and his team of researchers for the UWI to conduct a thorough assessment of the Port Royal Community and this formed the basis for developing our sustainable development plans.

Our assessment of the state of the Port Royal community twenty years ago identified several critical areas which needed to be addressed in order to sustainably develop Port Royal. These have only become more critical to be addressed if we are serious about sustainability and include:

Sewage Disposal– this is essential as raw sewage is currently being sent into the harbour. If major development takes place this must be addressed for the entire community. This was planned and designed in detail by Wallace Evans and Partners on behalf of Port Royal Development Company. The plans are available in the UDC so there is no need to reinvent these though the plans may need to be reviewed to determine if the treatment system proposed should be adjusted given new technologies which have been developed since the plans were done;
Water- the pipeline from the Airport to Port Royal was identified as inadequate and leaking and would need to be replaced and was planned for by PRDCL;
Drainage- currently there are several open drains in Port Royal and again plans were developed on behalf of PRDCL for these to be addressed;
Housing- the condition of the housing in the majority of the Port Royal Brotherhood area which is in the old part of the town nearer the harbour is in very bad shape and most of the units are falling apart. These were built like army barracks in 1952 after hurricane Charley and the majority of them are two-story blocks with rooms with single story blocks of bathrooms and kitchens behind them. This aspect of the development of Port Royal was examined in detail by architect Peter???? Francis. It was agreed that all the units should be rebuilt as modern apartments in the Architectural facade style of the 1690’s, keeping to two stories but partnering with the NHT to ensure the people of Port Royal would own their own apartments instead of renting from the brotherhood. The phased redevelopment of the Port Royal housing stock was integral to the PRDCL plans with ownership by the people of their own homes essential;
Health Centre- currently there is a need for a Type 3 Health Centre in Port Royal and this was another critical element in the PRDCL plans as the health of the people of the town and the ability to handle emergencies for visitors is critical for sustainable development.
Police station– the current police station was examined and it is in need of modernization. It also should be relocated from the prime waterfront location it currently occupies to an area closer to the entrance/exit of the town. This was planned for and was a part of the PRDCL planned development.
Roads, Sidewalks and Landscaping- were all recognized as needing upgrading. Since the sewage would require excavating most of the roads, it was seen as an opportunity to redo the road surfaces and have proper sidewalks and landscaping, including lighting, to resemble the lamps of the 17th century.
Archaeology of Port Royal- was recognized as an important asset to be preserved therefore Sonar surveys of the Port Royal Harbour area by Bert Instruments and Radar surveys of the land in Port Royal were undertaken by PRDCL and an Archaelogoical Impact assessment was completed and a report produced.
Port Royal Protected Area was also recognized as important to preserve, so an Environmental Impact Assessment was done by Environmental Solutions Ltd. on behalf of PRDCL to ensure the natural environment of Port Royal was protected.
Attractions- an Interpretive Master Plan was completed by a team led by museologist Dr. Leslie Patten from Canada supported by local experts Dr. Patrick Bryan, historian; Mr. Karl “Jerry” Craig, visual arts and crafts advisor for the modern and historic period; Mr. Roderick Ebanks, collections expert and Port Royal historian and a representative of the Jamaica National Heritage Trust; Mr. Peter Francis, architectural historian; Ms. Olive Senior, specialist in cultural milieu, dance and literature; and Dr. Barry Wade, natural history expert; on behalf of PRDCL which included the existing Fort Charles and St. Peters Church adding a Museum in the Naval Hospital, an Earthquake attraction, the Naval Dockyard area, the women’s Gaol, and an underwater Museum all of which were conceptualized and planned by PRDCL
Shopping, Restaurants & Sidewalk Cafe’s– were also all planned and preliminary Architectural plans for the entire town and its development were completed by Marvin Goodman and Associates in collaboration with the Internationally acclaimed Jerde Partnership out of California. A detailed Retail Plan was also completed by another highly acclaimed international planning team from Thomas Consultants who have designed many major resort communities worldwide.

In the final analysis, PRDCL went about planning and designing the development of Port Royal in a comprehensive way with the people of the town as the focus of the development.

Over US$5 million was invested and these plans should not be discarded but reviewed and revised where necessary to take advantage of new approaches and technologies. It would be a colossal waste of both Jamaican taxpayers investments via the GOJ and the Private sector pioneering investors if these plans were to be ignored.

I rest my case.

Robert Stephens, Director of Port Royal Development Company

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Charles Town Maroon Conference and Festival June 21-23

Tue, 16 Apr 2019 23:07:06 +0000

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Caribbean Community Lifestyle Experience vacations and tours

Wed, 13 Mar 2019 07:16:03 +0000

We are delighted to offer a COCAVAT Countrystyle Caribbean holistic’ Community Lifestyle Experience with personalized tailor-made packages combining Caribbean culture, heritage, and lifestyle with diverse accommodation, unique island attractions, Caribbean cuisine, family hospitality in private homes, transportation

Countrystyle Community Lifestyle Experience Tours offer the opportunities for visitors to experience our unique communities and cultural heritage. Tours including transportation, community welcome with entertainment, tour of the community, lunch and community gift item US$85 PER PERSON ( minimum 4 persons)

We can design these tours for you anywhere in Jamaica and the Caribbean together with your selected accommodation : ROOTS LIFESTYLE COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE TASTE LIFESTYLE COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE NATURE LIFESTYLE COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE

All tours include the best community hospitality and service, a contribution to the Community Tourism Trust Fund (COMTRUST) and can be offered from anywhere in Jamaica & the Caribbean

For further information and reservations, please contact: DIANA MCINTYRE-PIKE, COUNTRYSTYLE CARIBBEAN VACATIONS AND TOURS (COCAVAT) JAMAICA

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Marvelous Mandeville Tour brochure

Beeston Spring Village Brochure

For more information please contact us :

TEL: 876-507-6326 , email: caribbean@peacetourism.org

www.peacetourism.org/car

www.accesscommunitytourism.com www.villagesasbusinesses.com

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Third-Generation Hotelier Pike Takes On The R Hotel

Mon, 25 Feb 2019 06:04:13 +0000

The green US$6.5 million multistorey edifice in New Kingston was much talked about during its construction when speculation was rife about its intended use.

Now, two years after its initially slated opening, the 48-room R Hotel, located on Renfrew Road, is up and running as the capital city’s first extended-stay apartment hotel, or serviced apartments.

There, guests can stay for one night or for months, with trips to restaurants, movie theatres, recording studios or stage shows built into their package.

“Because of our sheer size, we can manage guests individually. Their itinerary is based on what they want, and so prices vary based on what they want to do,” said General Manager Alexander Pike in an interview with the Financial Gleaner at the boutique hotel.

The R had a soft opening on December 10, with a formal launch set for mid-March.

Most of the accommodations are self-contained single rooms with a kitchenette and laundry area. Occupancy is said to be now running at 50 per cent. With four room rate categories, basic rooms are offered in the introductory period for US$156 per night.

At the top end, two-bedroom suites with a larger kitchen, living room, dining room and balcony situated at the top of the eight-floor high rise, are to be rented for US$450 a night. There are add-ons based on what concierge services guests opt for.

Seven floors are now in business, while a eighth floor for suites, the Redbones bar and restaurant, a performing stage and swimming pool are still undergoing finishing touches. Pike chalks up the delay to “trying to get as close to perfection as possible”.

Last-minute changes to some original features to build out the concierge hotel concept were said to be responsible for the hotel missing its initial 2017 start-up.

Already, the property, with majority ownership by architect Evan Williams and reggae promoter Joe Bogdanovich of Downsound Entertainment, has partnered with Usain Bolt’s Tracks & Records, Chillin, and Broken Plate restaurants, Café Blue, the Xamayca carnival band, Reggae Sumfest and Downsound Records for R Hotel guests to experience their services.

Some Kingston spas are also on the list of off-property amenities to be preapproved and enlisted for referral.

Pike, whose hospitality background includes a 12-year stint with Sandals Resorts International, is a third-generation hotelier, whose mother, community tourism consultant, Diana McIntyre Pike, operated the Astra Country Inn in Mandeville, Manchester. His grandmother, Ceceline McIntyre, OD, started Hendon House, an 18th-century guest house in Savanna-la-Mar and later operated the Mandeville Hotel and a villa in Negril.

With these community tourism credentials, Pike says that under his watch, R Hotel will not be one of those properties pointing its guests to a brochure stand as a way of seeing and experiencing city Kingston.

Kazam Chauffeur Service has been selected as R Hotel’s ground transport and tour partner.

“We are promoting the things that locals … Kingstonians, want to do. Our guests will get to understand what our lifestyle is like in Kingston. We take them to shop at Bridget Sandals. We take them to Sovereign Centre to the movies. Our staff are trained to know what’s out there and to recommend places to enhance guest experience,” Pike said.

Apartment hotels, catering largely to business travellers, are emerging as a new business opportunity.

In addition to the R Hotel apartments, which are being sold to investors but managed centrally, the Hussey family, owners of the Terra Nova Hotel at Waterloo Road, recently announced their planned high-rise luxury condominiums of investor-owned suites, The Residences, to be managed for rental by the hotel.

The “indicative prices” for the Terra Nova condos are said to range from US$233,000 to US$470,000. The R Hotel units were listed two years ago at between US$135,000 and US$330,000.

Excited About R

Pike says he is excited about R Hotel adding value and distinguishing itself from the competition, especially when more rooms come on stream in Kington from the Terra Nova condos, the new AC Marriott being built at Lady Musgrave Road by Sandals Resorts, as well as Kevin Hendrickson’s newest hotel acquisition at 77 Knutsford Boulevard, which is now under renovation.

At the R, amenities include a gym, art gallery, 60-person conference room and an eight-seat board room. Already, the venue has been hosting business events, including press conferences and product launches. It is served by a staff of 40.

Speaking about the outlook for business, Pike said the property was fully booked for March, when many of its guests will be attending the Buju Banton concert. It is fully booked, too, for Jamaica Carnival in April.

“Since we opened, each month is better than the previous one. Kingston is busy. Business is booming when it comes on to hotels in Kingston,” Pike said.

The hotel is projected to turn a profit on the initial capital outlay by 2020 and already the R Hotel owners are said to be scouting for expansion opportunities for the brand, especially in Montego Bay.

Pike says the bulk of the property’s guests include a mix of business and leisure travellers out of the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, with about 30 per cent of the hotel’s business so far being Jamaicans living overseas. It also has Chinese guests visiting for sightseeing.

“We are targeting mostly the East Coast of the US, where most of the business comes from, especially our business travellers,” the GM said.

The R has been doing direct marketing to convince local businesses to recommend it as the preferred hotel for their business counterparts travelling to Kingston. The hotel’s marketing thrust has been heavily digital through Google ads, its website, and with Internet-based travel agents such as Booking.com and Expedia.

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Community Tourism Hospitality Entrepreneurship Training Programme From The Academy For Community Tourism

Mon, 25 Feb 2019 05:53:28 +0000

Community Tourism Hospitality Entrepreneurship Training Programme From The Academy For Community Tourism (Act) In Partnership With The Uwi Open Campus

UWI OPEN CAMPUS in partnership with the Academy for Community Tourism (ACT) see communities as destinations and community tourism as the vehicle for sustainable development and prosperity. In a heavily tourism-dependent region in the world, every community and citizen is a potential business partner to be trained in hospitality skills, entrepreneurship, environmental awareness, product development and marketing. But to become an effective partner, every community and every citizen needs to understand how to value their natural, cultural, heritage and human assets and add value to them through conservation, creativity, education and collaborative management.

The University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus is one of the four campuses that make up the pillars of The UWI, which was established in 1948. The institutionally accredited UWI serves the people of the region by offering undergraduate and postgraduate, distance and continuing educational products, research, innovation and outreach services from all of its locations across the Caribbean region.

The Academy for Community Tourism (ACT) mission is: “Develop future hospitality leaders through education and practical training while fostering goodwill and friendship.”

The training will be implemented directly in each community for 20-30 persons at a cost of US$2500 for 5 days from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm each day. In addition, there is a subsistence charge of US$1500 per course to cover meals, transportation and accommodation to cover two Lead Training Consultants. Total required for each community is estimated at US$4000.00.

CONSULTANT IMPLEMENTATION TEAM FOR THE UWI OPEN CAMPUS (JAMAICA) COMMUNITY TOURISM HOSPITALITY ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING

Levene Griffiths, Head, UWI Open Campus , Jamaica Eastern

Diana McIntyre-Pike, OD, BSc.: Community Tourism & Hospitality Skills and Community Development

Alison Kenning Massa, MA, MS, Dipl. Social Administration: Community Tourism, Economic Development, Environmental Sustainability

Valerie C. Dixon, MBA: Cultural Heritage, Business Planning

COURSE DESCRIPTION The Community Hospitality Entrepreneurship Programme will introduce participants to Community Tourism, and the practical steps required to build hospitality products & services within their community, utilizing the community destination brand, geared to both domestic and international visitors. During the programme, participants will identify unique community assets (heritage, culture, attractions), and through a highly interactive approach build the starting components for setting up their community-based brand and business, by utilizing the business model canvas. Community participants agree on next steps and begin steps to implement their project.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES At the end of the programme participants should be able to:

 Define tourism and its importance

 Identify the economic linkages generated by tourism

 Understand the benefits of tourism

 Define Community Tourism

 Identify the main principles and values of community tourism

 Identify what is a community tourism experience

 Identify community tourism assets

 Identify the importance of protecting community assets

 Appreciate the value of authenticity in community assets

 Know the difference between genuine hospitality and artificial hospitality.

 List the hospitality services required by visitors

 Identify how the community can participate to satisfy these needs

 Evaluate suitability of current community services to visitor needs

 List requirements and services for setting up a Home Stay as a case study for servicing visitors

 Build an outline of a community tourism Home Stay experience

.  Determine community tourism experiences possible in host community

 List the basic requirements for setting up a community tourism business based on understanding visitor needs

 Define what is a cluster

 Identify the networking opportunities in meeting requirements of setting up a community tourism business.

 Identify Potential Community Tourism Projects

 Create a community tourism experience value proposition based on the value proposition canvas and identified community assets to be utilized.

 Write a value proposition

 Understand the components of a business model

 Identify customer segments for community tourism value proposition

 Identify customer relationships and customer channels for targeted customers

 Identify best-fit pricing and income streams

 Identify key activities required to service targeted customers

 Identify key resources required  Identify key strategic partnerships required to deliver value proposition to customers

 Identify key costs/expenses

 Identify a business model for the a community tourism experience and/or product

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

DIANA MCINTYRE-PIKE, LEAD TRAINER/CONSULTANT

ACADEMY FOR COMMUNITY TOURISM (ACT)

TEL: 876-507-6326 Caribbean@peacetourism.org

Skype: villagescctn

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Jamaica Tourism Minister meets with Louis D’Amore Founder of International Institute for Peace through Tourism

Fri, 16 Nov 2018 11:02:56 +0000

Jamaica Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (seen right in picture), recent recipient of the International Institute for Peace through Tourism (IIPT) “Champions in Challenge” Award, paused for a photo-op with Founder and President of the IIPT, Louis J. D’Amore, at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston.

Minister Bartlett received the award last week at the International Travel Crisis Management Summit (ITCMS) in London, England.

The award ceremony honored industry leaders who have stood forward in exceptional times of challenge and have made a real difference through their words and their actions.

Above, Tourism Minister, Hon Edmund Bartlett (right), admires his International Institute for Peace through Tourism (IIPT) “Champions in Challenge” Award, earlier today, following a breakfast meeting at the Spanish Court Hotel, in Kingston. Sharing in the moment are (from left) Dr. Lloyd Waller, Senior Advisor to the Minister of Tourism; Jennifer Griffith, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism; and Founder and President of the IIPT, Louis J. D’Amore. Minister Bartlett received the award last week at the International Travel Crisis Management Summit (ITCMS) in London, England.

The IIPT is a non-profit organisation that works globally to raise awareness of the vital role that tourism can play to foster peace by treating every traveler as a potential Ambassador for Peace.

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International Community Tourism Conference Invitation

Mon, 29 Oct 2018 19:26:20 +0000

Welcome Reception

Tuesday November 13, 2018 , From 6:30 – 10:00 Pm

(Per Person US$36)

Welcome Cocktail Reception – Spanish Court Hotel, Kingston MC, Theo Chambers Managing Partner, Pan Caribbean — including presentation on Access Jamaica network programme

Welcome from the IIPT, Louis D’Amore, Founder/President IIPT

Guest Speaker, Alexander Pike, General Manager R Hotel Kingston, featuring Community Tourism Kingston

Rsvp: Tel. 876-507-6326 Iiptcaribbean@Yahoo.Com

Celebrating The International Year Of Community Tourism And Peace

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