St. Lucia’s Tourism Minister Elected to Chair CTO for Two-Year Term

St. Lucia has been elected as Chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Organization with Philip J. Pierre, Minister of Tourism for St. Lucia, elected at the 46th meeting of the CTO Board during CTC-29 recently held in the Bahamas.

Pamela C. Richards, Commissioner of Tourism for the U.S. Virgin Islands and CTO Chairman for the past two years, turned the gavel over to Minister Pierre to conclude the Board of Directors meeting.

Four other officials were elected to positions of Vice Chairman for the 2007-08 period. The Executive Committee will be completed with representatives from the private sector, following their internal elections. This Executive Committee will serve for the 2006 to 2008 term.

The vote was in keeping with the organization’s constitution which mandates that elections for a new committee must take place every two years.