Greater than 50 per cent of accommodations in Montego Bay at the moment are again in operation after the town’s tourism sector was severely disrupted by Hurricane Melissa, based on Mayor Richard Vernon.
The replace was delivered on Thursday throughout a gathering of the St James Municipal Company, the place the mayor outlined the tempo of restoration following the passage of the Class 5 hurricane, which brought about widespread injury to tourism-related properties and briefly halted many actions throughout the parish.
Regardless of the intensive affect, Mayor Vernon reported that the sector rebounded swiftly after reopening on December 15, welcoming greater than 300,000 guests since operations resumed. He famous that restoration efforts are persevering with, with plans in place to speed up the approval course of for rebuilding and repairs to facilitate the reopening of extra tourism amenities.
The mayor additionally highlighted sturdy financial exercise generated by the town’s prolonged grand market. He mentioned the initiative resulted in additional than J$300 million circulating inside Montego Bay’s merchandising districts.
Initially scheduled to run for 16 days, the annual grand market was prolonged as a part of efforts to stimulate income development for distributors. The market opened on December 15 and is ready to shut on Sunday, January 11, marking the conclusion of the prolonged interval.
Mayor Vernon mentioned the mixed restoration of the tourism sector and the success of the grand market sign optimistic momentum for Montego Bay’s post-hurricane financial rebound.
