FT. LAUDERDALE – The Council for Concerned Bahamians Abroad is partnering with The Caribbean Trade center (CTC) to promote Bahamian Trade and Tourism.
CTC is implementing major plans to market and expose Caribbean Trade and Tourism to U.S. and Canadian Based Governmental Agencies and businesses. CTC and its partner organizations have planned a series of Trade related events beginning with the Caribbean Trade Center’s 2nd Annual Travel, Trade and Tourism Business Showcase which will be held on Thursday August 23, 2012 at the Firefighters Memorial Building 8000 NW 21st Street Doral Florida 33172 from 5:00pm through 9:00pm.
The Business Showcase will feature country presentations, cultural insights, exhibits, and exclusive networking opportunities.
Participants will include the Hon. Jennifer Carroll, Lt. Governor for the State of Florida and the Hon. Louise Leger, Consul General, Consulate General of Canada in Miami who will be the featured guests and presenters. Invited guests include the Hon. Juan Carlos Bermudez, Mayor of the City of Doral, the Hon. Jose “Pepe” Diaz, Miami-Dade County Commissioner – District 12, the Hon. Dr. Anil Ramnanan, Consul General – Trinidad & Tobago, the Hon. Francois Guillaume, 111, Consul General of Haiti, the Hon. Rhoda Jackson, Consul General of The Bahamas, the Hon. Dale Holness, Broward County Commissioner – District 9, and other County and City leaders.
Further details and registration for this event and other CTC events can be accessed online at the CTC website at www.ctcbiz.org
The Council for Concerned Bahamians Abroad has several ongoing projects under its Tourism, Business, and Investments Bring It Home Initiatives (BIHI), designed to assist Bahamian based businesses and economic development projects. CBA provides Bahamian related businesses specially designed support services to assist them in international trade, export-import operations, and access to investment markets globally.
Further details of these BIHI Initiatives can be accessed at the CBA online hub at www.ourbahamas.org. Bahamian related businesses interested in participating in CTC & CBA Trade activities may contact Russell Carroll, CBA BIHI Director of Business & Industry at (954) 673-0980, or Miriam Manigault, CBA Grant Coordinator (954) 888-1104 or at [email protected]
