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| Nevis students at FCCA Conference |
Charlestown Nevis (September 28, 2005) -- Deputy Governor General for Nevis, His Honour Mr Eustace John, and the Honourable Deputy Premier and Minister for Tourism in the Nevis Island Administration, Mr Malcolm Guishard, led a Nevis contingent to the grand opening ceremony of he 2005 FCCA Annual Conference and Trade Show held at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort at Frigate Bay Wednesday morning.
The Nevis Tourism Authority (NTA) hosted a booth at the Trade Show that was patronised by a cross-section of delegates and visitors to the conference. Ms Helen Kidd, the authoritys CEO was among the dignitaries attending the opening ceremony, while Ms Yvette Jackman and Ms Nicole Liburd, both overseas sales managers for the NTA, manned the booth.
Seven school children from Nevis who had taken part in the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association essay competition for 2005 were given the opportunity to attend the grand opening ceremony, which saw the Federations Prime Minister, the Hon Dr Denzil Douglas, deliver the feature address. The visiting President of the Republic of China on Taiwan, His Excellency Chen Shui-Bian, also addressed the opening ceremony.
According to the Director of Research and Development in the Ministry of Tourism, Ms Elmeader Brookes, Nevis finalists for the FCCA essay competition were Theon Tross in the junior category and Jessica Johnson in the senior category. The children were chaperoned by Education Officer for Secondary Schools, Mr Joseph Wiltshire.
Because of the fact that the conference is being held so close to us, we thought it would be a little treat for the kids to invite them to see and experience the opening ceremony this morning. We brought along the two finalists as well as the others who took part in the competition and that is why they are here this morning. I think the experience could serve them well, commented Ms Brookes.
Overall winners for the 2005 FCCA essay competition were Dillion Charles Card from Turks and Caicos Island in the junior category and Jelani Ashton Phillip Paul from St. Lucia in the senior category. They read their winning essay at the opening ceremony before they were presented with their various awards.
