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| St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Denzil L, Douglas |
NEW YORK, NEW YORK, OCTOBER 26TH 2005 Several Caribbean business leaders in New York City were urged Wednesday to consider investing in St. Kitts and Nevis the undiscovered paradise.
That advice comes from St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Denzil L. Douglas during a two hour meeting with the Caribbean businessmen and the media at the offices of Carib News.
In New York on his way back from an Official Visit to Japan, the St. Kitts and Nevis leader touched on a wide range of topics. Although he discussed his visit to Tokyo, the main focus of Dr. Douglas remarks centered on the transformation of the St. Kitts and Nevis economy following the official closure of the sugar industry.
Our economy once driven by the agribusiness of sugarcane production will become a service-oriented market economy driven by the hospitality and tourism industries, said Prime Minister Douglas.
Prime Minister Douglas spoke of the synergy between agriculture and tourism and touched on the comprehensive agricultural diversification programme that will provide incentives to small farmers.
Commenting on the many opportunities, he envisions for Kittitians and Nevisians in the new tourism economy, managing the hotels and entertainment facilities and/or owning the restaurants.
Dr. Douglas also outlined how his St. Kitts Nevis Labour Government is working with the schools and colleges to ensure that the workers have the right kind of training to prepare them to assume these positions of responsibility.
Prime Minister Douglas highlighted a few of the new tourism initiatives including the La Vallee Golf Course.
With the present pace of golf course development, St. Kitts and Nevis will soon become a destination where our visitors can play golf on a different golf course every day of the week, he declared.
Dr. Douglas will speak with nationals of the twin island Federation residing in New York on Thursday night.
