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New Junior Minister of Tourism is Danae Dennie of the HJ Robinson High School

The annual Turks & Caicos Islands Youth Congress was held on November 21, 2018 at the Gustavus Lightbourne Sports Complex and Danae Dennie of the HJ Robinson High School emerged as the new Junior Minister of Tourism. The annual TCI Youth Congress, hosted by the Turks & Caicos Tourist Board, is structured to mirror a Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) board of directors meeting. The winner is named Junior Minister of Tourism and will represent the Turks & Caicos Islands at the CTO’s Youth Congress at the State of the Industry Conference which will be held in St. Lucia in 2019.

The theme for this year’s Youth Congress was ‘Adventure Tourism: Culture and national discovery through physically active and exciting activities’. There were seven participants from public and private high schools throughout the country. Each participant was tasked with proposing a new project in the adventure tourism sector within a three minute prepared speech. Thereafter, a mystery question was presented to each participant and they were allowed one minute to answer.

This year’s competition yielded the following results:

1st Place and new Junior Minister of Tourism for 2018/2019 – Danae Dennie of HJ Robinson High School
2nd Place – Shakeim Outten of Maranatha Academy
3rd Place – Aaliyah Elliot of Clement Howell High School

Other participants in the competition were:

Francessa Lockhart – Marjorie Basden High School
Ovancia Gardiner – Raymond Gardiner High School
Chalacia Capron – TCIPS Comprehensive High School
Rodeisha Johnson – Wesley Methodist High School

The speech competition was judged by Mr. Stuart Taylor, Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism; Mrs. Mona Beeson, General Manager of The Sands; and Mrs. Desiree Adams-Robinson, Head of the Hospitality Department of the TCI Community College. The participants were judged on criteria which included:

  • Knowledge of subject area
  • Level of preparedness
  • Presentation of information
  • Tone and tactfulness
  • Poise and confidence
  • Mystery question

Ms. E. Blythe Clare, coordinator of the Youth Congress commented, “This year’s competition was very tight and the quality of the presentations was exceptional. I would like to extend thanks to our outgoing Junior Minister Zoe Butler and wish her all the best in her future endeavors. We’re excited to welcome Ms. Dennie to our Tourism Team. Ms. Dennie will work closely with the Tourist Board to execute her duties as Junior Minister of Tourism and our team will provide guidance as she launches two national programs during her reign. Ms. Dennie will be an ambassador for the country both locally and internationally”.

Flow has been the premier sponsor of the Youth Congress for over 10 years and Provo Water Company joined as a sponsor as of 2017. The Youth Congress was attended by Premier Hon. Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson, Minister of Tourism Hon. Ralph Higgs, Member of Parliament Mrs. Josephine Connolly, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism Mrs. Cheryl Ann Jones, among other dignitaries and tourism industry stakeholders.

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