MoBay’s mayor wants bigger slice of tourism pie
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WESTERN BUREAU: With Montego Bay generating a significant share of the nation’s tourism earnings, Mayor Richard Vernon says the western city deserves a substantial portion of the funds collected through the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) from visitor arrivals to the island. Vernon made the call last Thursday at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in Sam Sharpe Square, where the St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC) presented its projected $2.8-billion budget of expenditure for the 2027-28 financial
