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Long Islander Wins Young Chef Contest
Fifteen year old Long Islander Cordell Wells wins 2013 All-Island Young Chef Sr. Contest! Aspiring Chef Cordell Wells a 10th grader at the N.G.M. Major High School in Long Island, was crowned the winner of the National All-Island Senior Young Chef competition sponsored by Mahatma Rice and Robin Hood Flour. Cordell Wells is the third student of the NGM Major High School to win this national contest. Previous winners were Denece Adderley, 1998; Rhonda Major, 1995 and 1997.
Jerome Fitzgerald MP, Minister of Education and Frank Comito, Executive Vice President of the Bahamas Hotel Association both addressed and congratulated all of the participants.
COB Culinary and Hospitality Management Institute Key Vacancies
The College of The Bahamas is aiming to fill two important vacancies by June for the Culinary and Hospitality Management Institute. Below is a brief description for the Executive Director and Director of Industry Training positions. Should you be aware of individuals who may be interested in the positions and meet the outlined criteria, please share accordingly.
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Showcase Your Tourism Champion
Since 2011 the BHTA has partnered with the Nassau Guardian to produce a weekly column in the Business section called ‘Tourism Champions’.
This has featured interviews with over 100 persons from all walks of our industry who are making a difference in their own way. We want to invite you to recommend employees, managers, vendor reps, a taxi driver, etc. at any level (line, management, ownership) who you believe exemplifies the very best that our industry offers.
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CaribbeanTravel.com Promotes Regional Tourism
Vacationers visiting the website will soon be able to register to win a free Caribbean vacation per month, plus be eligible for the Grand Prize one-week “Caribbean Vacation of the Lifetime” at the conclusion of the year-long promotion on the new website www.CaribbeanTravel.com, the only website that provides one place to experience the Caribbean region featuring 33 destinations, hundreds of hotels, attractions, restaurants, shops and local transportation.…
Last Day To Complete BHTA Industry Survey
Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association
Year 2012 Industry Performance and 2013 Outlook Survey
BHTA Lifetime Director and the Organization’s First Hotelier of the Year Releases Book
To gain valuable insight into the modern era of tourism in The Bahamas and how a Bahamian through hard work, grit, talent, and a compelling personality overcame seemingly insurmountable obstacles and rose to the top of the industry….A Girl Called Nettie is worth a read.
For those who lived through The Bahamas Golden Tourism Age of the 60’s and 70’s, Nettica’s book provides vignettes of both the richness and challenges for a young Bahamian in those times. The book takes you through her personal journey to build and operate her own hotel, Casuarina’s on Cable Beach, and later become a pioneer in eco-tourism creating the award-winning resort Different of Abaco.
