The Government is moving to establish a Tourism Supply Logistics Centre as part of a major push to increase local participation in Jamaica's tourism industry and reduce the billions of dollars that leave the economy through imports each year.

Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett made the announcement while making his contribution to the 2026-2027 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives recently, describing the proposed facility as the operating system for the supply side of the tourism economy and a critical component of the Government's Tourism 3.0 strategy.

The centre is expected to become Jamaica's fifth industry-specific Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and will be developed through collaboration involving the Ministry of Tourism, the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining.