CTO to Present Lifetime Achievement Award to Dame Billie Antoinette Miller

Dame Billie Antoinette Miller´s 30 year contribution to the Caribbean as a senior public servant will be recognized at the Caribbean Tourism Organization´s (CTO) 33rd Annual Governments of the Caribbean State Ball through the presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Award, CTO´s most esteemed honor, on June 16 at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City.

“Dame Billie Miller´s contribution and dedication to tourism has positively affected both her home country of Barbados and the entire Caribbean region,” said Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace, secretary general of CTO. “Her commitment is truly honorable and we are pleased to present her with this prestigious award,” he added.

Dame Billie Miller´s distinguished political career began in 1976 when she was elected Member of Parliament for the City of Bridgetown. That same year she was named Minister of Health and National Insurance and was the first woman to sit in the Cabinet of Barbados.

Throughout her 30-year political career, Dame Billie Miller has held many senior offices, including Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Education and Culture, Leader of the Opposition, and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and International Business.

Currently, she is the President of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Parliamentary Group on Population and Development for the Caribbean and Latin American and was appointed the Coordinator of CARICOM Ministerial Spokespersons in 2002, responsible for external negotiations.

CTO´s Lifetime Achievement Award is presented annually to an individual who has made significant contributions to Caribbean tourism.