U.S., May 15 -- Recent estimates indicate that globally, faith-based tourism is valued at some US$254.3 billion and is projected to grow at a rate of 15%, up to the year 2030. Quoting those figures, Minister Bartlett said by ramping up efforts to target this niche: "It certainly tells you that we now have a growing market segment that we could tap into to make an even stronger contribution to the Jamaican economy."

He pitched his remarks to Jamaican and UK Church Leaders of the New Testament Church of God, who are attending a joint summit celebrating the centennial of its establishment in Jamaica, at the Cardiff Hall Hotel and Spa, in St. Ann yesterday (May 14). Minister Bartlett noted that the denomination had branched out from Jamaica ...