Abraham Elias Issa

The Hon. Abraham Elias "Abe" Issa CBE, OJ (October 10, 1905 – November 29, 1984) was a Jamaican businessman, entrepreneur and hotelier acclaimed as “The Father of Jamaican Tourism”. As the first President of the Jamaica Tourist Board he guided the rise and boom in Jamaican tourism of the late 1950s.

Abraham Elias Issa

The Hon. Abraham Elias "Abe" Issa CBE, OJ (October 10, 1905 – November 29, 1984) was a Jamaican businessman, entrepreneur and hotelier acclaimed as “The Father of Jamaican Tourism”. As the first President of the Jamaica Tourist Board he guided the rise and boom in Jamaican tourism of the late 1950s.