December 19, 2020
Former tourism minister Richard Sealy has slammed the Government’s management of the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc (BTMI) over the “outrageous” absence of an official at its helm.
Sealy said he could not understand how, at a time when the country’s tourism industry had been decimated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the main entity responsible for marketing tourism has gone without a leader.
The post of CEO has remained vacant since the resignation of William
Billy Griffith over a year ago.
Said Sealy: “William
Billy Griffith in October, 2019, resigned as the CEO of BTMI. He gave three months notice and in the letter he actually said he gave the notice so a successor could be put in place. This is now almost January 2021, and his successor is yet to be positioned.”
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Former Minister of Tourism Richard Sealy speaking during the DLP lunchtime lecture yesterday. (Picture by Barry Alleyne.) Social Share
Former Minister of Tourism Richard Sealy is a fan of the 12-month Welcome Stamp initiative, but is concerned that not enough is being done by Government to reboot the sector to properly rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic.
At a Democratic Labour Party (DLP) lunchtime lecture yesterday at the DLP’s George Street, Belleville, St Michael headquarters, Sealy said he had grave concerns why, at a time when Barbados needed to be marketed and advertised in a particular way to deal with challenges associated with the pandemic, a permanent leader was yet to be named to head the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI).
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World War II veterans (from (left) Jamaican Ena Collymore-Woodstock, Britain’s celebrated Colonel (Hon) Sir Tom Moore (centre) and Barbados’ Elder Bishop join hands celebrating comradeship during yesterday’s high tea in Sir Tom’s honour at St Ann’s Fort, Garrison. Looking on are some senior officers of the Barbados Defence Force. (Picture by Gercine Carter.) Social Share
One hundred-year-old British war veteran Colonel (Hon) Sir Tom Moore says despite the ravages of COVID-19, it will pass.
Sir Tom, who made international headlines by walking within the confines of his home to raise more than £30 million for Britain’s National Health Service, is in Barbados on a 17-day holiday, courtesy of the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. and British Airways.
Public officials map out new plans for sector
Article by December 18, 2020
Government said Thursday it will take fresh guard with its culture portfolio, signalling its intent on breathing new life into every aspect of the sector as the country emerges from the grip of the COVID-19 global pandemic.
Key public officials met this week with Prime Minister Mia Mottley for more than three hours, as the first step in what will be a series of wider consultations with partners across the sector.
The talks ranged from the raising of the profile of the Rock Hall Freedom Park in St. Thomas to the virtual remaking of Queen’s Park into a facility with a genuinely Bajan character as the island’s cultural capital, plans for the rekindling of dormant youth and cultural groups in communities across the island and the formation of new ones, to setting the 150-year-old Barbados Landship on the new voyage.
The first ever tartan for a Caribbean island is from Glasgow A GLASGOW kiltmaker has created the first ever tartan for a Caribbean island. Robert Guibal, owner of James Robertson Kiltmaker in Sauchiehall Street, designed the officially registered, blue, black and yellow Island of Barbados Tartan in celebration of the historic ties between the two countries. “Scotland and Barbados have a deep shared heritage and for many years, we have been looking for the perfect way to recognise this,” says Cheryl Carter, Director of Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. “We’re proud to be the first Caribbean island to have its own official tartan.”