Meetings & Conference
Convention Centre to give Jamaica MICE boost
Ground broke this month in Rose Hall, St. James to begin construction of the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Jamaica. The hall will be built on 35 acres of land opposite the Shoppes at Rose Hall and is aimed at strengthening Jamaica’s participation in the growing groups and convention market.
Members of the British MICE industry can find out more about the new convention centre at the 7th annual Jamaica Meeting’s Expo, JAMEX on 4-8 June. JAMEX showcases the island’s outstanding meetings and conference facilities while providing delegates with the opportunity to experience the delights of the destination first hand.
Speaking at the official groundbreaking, Prime Minister Bruce Golding noted that Montego Bay added over 2,000 rooms in the last few years, bringing its capacity to just over 11,000. Of that number 3,760 are located along the Rose Hall corridor. “This financing of the convention centre signals the continuation of the growing economic co-operation between both countries and of China’s willingness to help Jamaica expand, grow and develop,” said Prime Minister Golding.
The Montego Bay Convention Centre is intended to provide space for meetings and conventions, to enhance the tourist industry, to increase foreign exchange earnings and to provide additional employment for the community in the western region of Jamaica.
The Centre is being designed as a modern state of the art facility, capable of hosting large and small meetings, conferences, exhibitions, banquets, weddings and other events. The Centre will provide over 50,000 sq. ft. of exhibition space, over 20,000 sq. ft. of banquet facility and over 11,000 sq. ft. of meeting space.
For more information visit www.visitjamaica.com/meetings/jamex.aspx
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