Assemblymember
Rodneyse
Bichotte
1312 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11210
(718) 940-0428
Caribbean L 26 ife, Aug. 30, 2019
CARIBBEAN ROUNDUP
themselves to hoodwink persons that
they could do divorces for them.
He is urging persons if they received
decree absolute to check to ensure that
these were genuine.
St. Lucia
The St. Lucia government
is moving to implement
by November this
year, a Cruise Conversion
Project (CCP) as the
island seeks to generate additional revenue
from the tourism sector.
Minister of Tourism, Dominic Fedee
said that the sector had registered a one
percent increase to date and that while
the number of ships visiting St. Lucia had
declined, the island was benefitting from
larger cruise ship calls.
He said the move is to increase revenue
from the cruise sector with some of the
simple initiatives, which includes the St.
Lucia Tourism Association (SLTA) plans to
establish this winter a cruise conversion
program.
Fedee said discussions have already
begun with the SLTA to create a revenue
center at Point Seraphine where
“we provide cruise ship passengers with
the opportunity to come back for longer
stays.”
“This is a big initiative and it is a big
revenue-generated endeavor by the SLTA,”
he said.
The minister of tourism said the disembarking
rate of the cruise passengers
continues to be incredibly strong at about
95 percent, noting that cruise ship passengers
are spending about a third of their
time on shore.
Trinidad
Trinidad and Tobago
and Barbados have
signed a memorandum
of understanding (MoU) to establish a
general framework for both parties to
undertake co-operative initiatives in the
areas of energy exploration, energy security
and energy exploration, development
and production, in relation to hydrocarbon
resources that extend their maritime
boundaries.
The signing ceremony took place in
Barbados last Saturday which was attended
by T&T Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Rowley
and Barbados Prime Minister, Mia
Mottley.
The MoU was signed by T&T Minister of
Energy, Franklin Khan and Barbados Minister
of Energy, Wilfred Abrahams.
Rowley said the agreement lays the
groundwork for the two countries to act
as one in encouraging investment in their
deep offshore waters.
— Compiled by Azad Ali
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Joins the
Caribbean Community
in celebrating the rich
and diverse display of
cultures at the
52nd Anniversary
of
West Indian American
Day Carnival
Association’s
Labor Day Parade
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• Ditmas Park
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