Nevis News

NEW YORK (JIS)
Monday, May 21, 2007

Caribbean tourism ministers traveling to New York for Caribbean Week 2007 from June 9-17 will get the chance to interact with New York-based nationals, at two town hall meetings being organized by the Caribbean Tourism Development Company (CTDC).

The meetings will be held simultaneously in Brooklyn and the Bronx on Monday, June 11, from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm.

The discussion sessions, which will cover all aspects of Caribbean tourism, are expected to attract a wide audience, including young adults interested in pursuing a career in the industry, investors, potential vacationers and Caribbean nationals, who simply want to keep in touch.

Hugh Riley, one of the event organizers, said that the meetings present “a rare opportunity for visiting tourism ministers and officials to share information and exchange ideas with Caribbean nationals in the New York area”.

The events, he said, will provide “free-flowing exchange for those who are passionate about their countries of origin and eager to play a part in the further development of the region.”

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Basseterre, St. Kitts (May 18, 2007)

The CARICOM Youth Ambassador Programme (CYAP) is playing a significant role in the region’s thrust to use Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to address the growing digital divide and the need to improve efficiency and marketability in all sectors.

The body was represented by its media advisor Ian Richards of St. Kitts and Nevis, at the inaugural meeting of the Regional ICT Steering Committee. The committee was established to advise, influence and guide the CARICOM Secretariat in managing and coordinating the advancement of ICT and the Information Society in member territories by leveraging the efforts of existing regional organisations.

The committee, which will mainly focus on the implementation of the CARICOM Single Market Economy (CSME) and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goal, met on Wednesday, May 16, at the Le Meridien Pegasus Hotel in Guyana.

“It was important for the CYAP to have a voice at this meeting,” Richards said. “Our programme offers fresh and innovative thinking to the Secretariat on various topics and how they impact young people. Everyone agrees that it is critical for youth to be trained and positioned to take advantage of the numerous ICT possibilities and we will ensure resources are mobilized to achieve such.”

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Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 16TH 2007 (CUOPM)

Minister of State for Tourism, Sports and Culture, Sen. the Hon. Richard “Ricky” Skerritt is taking issue with Monday’s front page story of Sun St. Kitts / Nevis.

He has brought to the attention of the Sun St. Kitts / Nevis reporter, Ms. Corliss Smithen, the fact that the “front page report on the October 2005 to September 2006 cruise season, grossly understated the St. Kitts cruise arrivals.”

“It seems that you may have reported directly from the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) report, “˜Economic Impact of Cruise Tourism on the Caribbean Economy,’ published in October, 2006, in which only some ships from member lines of the FCCA were surveyed. Total cruise passenger berths to St. Kitts that season were recorded as 222,261 which were over 100,000 more than the number reported in your article,” Minister Skerritt said in a statement.

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