Mr. Chairman, Rt. Hon Hubert Ingraham
Distinguished Heads of Government
Secretary General of CARICOM
Ministers of Government
Your Excellencies
Tourism Public and Private Sector Colleagues
Tourism
Mr. Chairman, the Right Honourable Hubert Ingraham, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas,Â
His Excellency the President of Guyana;
Other Esteemed Heads of Government;
Honourable Ministers;
Representatives of Regional Organizations;
Senior Government Officials;
Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen.
The Caribbean Hotel Association wants to place on the record, its gratitude to CARICOM, for hosting this historic summit.
In less that two months, CARICOM Heads of Government are once again meeting in The Bahamas, this time for a Tourism Summit on 8-9 December at the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island, The Bahamas.
Preparations for the historic Caribbean Trade, Tourism and Cultural Fair billed to run for four days in Tokyo, Japan next year, moved into high gear with the Region's processed food and beverage manufacturers, and the public and private sectors getting ready for what promises to be a grand Caribbean exposition.
The Caribbean exposition is mooted as the stepping stone to opening-up new avenues of CARICOM/Japan Cooperation, stimulating trade and investment opportunities between this Region and Japan.