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TPDCo Hosts Christmas Village on the Breezway Port Royal Style Expo

Minister of Tourism Hon. Edmund Bartlett
Minister of Tourism Hon. Edmund Bartlett

This Village spearheaded by TPDCo’s craft unit is geared at providing an opportunity for small artisans to showcase and sell authentic Jamaican art & craft in this season of giving and at the start of the winter tourist season. It also forms part of TPDCo’s efforts to support human capacity building in art and crafts, improvement in merchandizing and the business management skills of producers and traders.

The Expo will feature over twenty booths in a variety of media including ceramics; wood sculptures; wooden jewelry; jippy-jappa straw products; glass products; alabaster; handicrafts; paintings; papier Mache`; bamboo and textiles among others. There will also be Jamaican treats on sale and entertainment.

Commentary

This is a great initiative that exposes artisans so all can get a piece of the Tourism pie. We wish the exercise all the success. With note that overseas partners are assisting with craft vendors and with their development.

Tourists try to take back craft items to give gifts to friends and family. The quality of the items need to be of a high standard as we are in a very competitive environment. We have no monopoly on craft items. There are other artisans who make unique craft items in other destinations also.

We wish your Expo 2016, all the success.

Commentary by Hopeton O’Connor-Dennie, Senior International Correspondent & photojournalist for Vision Newspaper Canada.

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