Basseterre, St. Kitts (May 28, 2009) – The St. Kitts Tourism Authority has announced the appointment of Ms. Jacinth Henry-Martin to serve as Manager of U.S. Operations, working out of the Authority’s New York office.  She will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day functions of the organization’s offices in New York and Washington, DC.

Prior to assuming this position, Ms. Henry-Martin has worked in a variety of high profile positions in government as well as the private sector.  Most recently, she served as Deputy High Commissioner for the St. Kitts & Nevis High Commission in the UK.  She has also held the position of Elected Parliamentarian and Federal Minister of Government with responsibility for Information, Culture, Youth & Sports and has worked in the Ministry of Tourism, Culture & the Environment, first holding the title of Director of Culture and subsequently of Parliamentary Secretary for Culture.  Beginning in 1979, Ms. Henry-Martin held a variety of teaching, administrative, banking and secretarial positions, including Bilingual Secretary to the Ambassador of Venezuela in St. Kitts.  

Holding a Master’s degree in Technical and Specialized translations as well as various certificates including Cultural Management and Translation, Ms. Henry-Martin is highly recognized for her work on behalf of cultural development in St. Kitts.  She is a native Kittitian who speaks multiple languages and has authored an anthology of poems entitled, “Dancing in Bondage” that was published by Ian Randle Publishers (Jamaica).  Ms. Henry-Martin is married and has three sons.

Located in the northern Leeward Islands of the Caribbean, St. Kitts offers a diverse tourism product developed from the destination’s natural beauty, cultural heritage and rich history.  The island’s stunning variety of tourism attractions include hiking through the tropical rainforest, riding the scenic railway that connects the island’s sugar plantations, touring Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park, the only man-made UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Eastern Caribbean, and the more traditional vacation pastimes such as watersports, golf, shopping, tennis, gourmet dining, gaming at one of St. Kitts’ two casinos or simply relaxing on one of the island’s sandy beaches.  Guests can select from accommodations ranging from intimate plantation inns to larger hotels or resorts.  

For more information about St. Kitts, please contact the St. Kitts Tourism Authority toll free from the US at 1-800-582-6208 or from Canada 1-888-395-4887, e-mail info@stkittstourism.kn or visit the website at www.stkittstourism.kn.