by Dave Rodney, Carib News Writer
Perfect weather in the New York City region with abundant sunshine and blue skies formed the backdrop to the start of the annual Caribbean Week revelry in New York for 2024.
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The annual celebration which takes place under the umbrella of the Caribbean Tourism Organization brings together several travel destinations from the region to showcase their very diverse allure- from cricket and carnival to lavish resorts to pristine beaches to gastronomic adventures, and more.
The week began with a church service on Sunday at the Lennox Avenue Baptist Church on Nostrand Avenue in Brooklyn. This was followed by a sumptuous outdoor country brunch in Stamford, Connecticut hosted by travel marketing executive Noel Mignot and and Jacqueline Johnson, Jamaican-born CEO of mycaribbean.com, widely considered as a primary portal for planning and booking weddings, honeymoon and romance holidays.
Among those attending the brunch were Hon. Haydn Hughes, Anguilla’s minister of tourism. Also there were commissoner for tourism for French St. Martin Valerie Dameseau, Joy Rilu , CEO of Nassau Promotion Board and Colin James, CEO of Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority.
During the upcoming week, a number of topical issues will be discussed. Among them, artificial intelligence and travel, building bridges between the Caribbean and the African American markets and the challenges of airline connectivity within the Caribbean.
Various tourism ministers and tourism directors will have closed door meetings during the week to address issues relating to their specific countries.
Jamaica’s Tourism Minister, Hon. Ed Bartlett will make a guest appearance on Monday on the.PIX 11 TV morning show in New York, and Antigua and Barbuda’s Colin James will be a guest on PIX network on Tuesday.
The festivities end on Thursday June 20.
