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00:02:31of With its own schedule of exciting upcoming
00:02:35events, along with one
00:02:36of the great natural wonders
00:02:37of the Caribbean in place, Barbados is a travel marketer's
00:02:41of dream. The focus includes potential top level investors,
00:02:45while foodies, partiers, road runners and wellness enthusiast and
00:02:48adventurers are all in for an experience where every day spent
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00:03:02If
00:03:02of you're action oriented then Barbados is tailor made for you.
00:03:06You like great food and have the party vibes going? Well, stick
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00:03:12of because between November 5th and the
00:03:14of 8th there's the latest serving
00:03:15of the award winning Barbadus Food and rum festival, which will once again
00:03:19attract
00:03:20a global foodies and influencers with chic meal and groove
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00:03:25of events. But the food is going to be focusing mainly on
00:03:29food. from our culture, sometimes we bring in
00:03:32of chefs from overseas, but we mainly focus on our local food here
00:03:36in barbados and rum as well, drinks as well, different
00:03:40drinks made from local fruits like tamarin, um
00:03:44ginger, all different types of uh drinks are made at that
00:03:48festival as well, then it's time to join the starting line for the run
00:03:52barbatus marathon and wellness weekend, december 3rd to
00:03:556th, four days of intense road running across different
00:03:59distances with time set aside for health themed
00:04:03activities that will do lots of good for the body and
00:04:06mind. These events, along with other upcoming activities in
00:04:10Barbadus, are continuously marketed toward a variety
00:04:14a of niches, including business, sports media and
00:04:18social media at
00:04:19of corporate of functions
00:04:20of like this one, staged by the Barbados tourism marketing
00:04:24ink at the Hilton Trinidad and conference center in port of
00:04:28Spain. can be a place that you can
00:04:32of experience um so many different things, immersive experience into our
00:04:36culture, into our food, and our sporting activities, but we
00:04:40want to build cooperation with agencies like the chambers
00:04:44of commerce to
00:04:45of develop our business links of course and to create opportunities where we
00:04:49can reciprocate it, with the more intimate
00:04:53network, engaging with corporate clients, you were
00:04:57able to re-engage with corporate clients who you had lost contact
00:05:00with after covid and that in that intern was an experience,
00:05:04we're able now to re-engage and build back the
00:05:08business that we had before, it's an opportunity for us to actually
00:05:12of form of even more meaningful relationships and more partnerships and
00:05:16it's for us to reconnect with people that we've been doing business with before,
00:05:20form new relationships with people that we've not met in the marketplace
00:05:23before. this is also part of an ongoing campaign to encourage
00:05:27investment into the island. it's important for us to attend this
00:05:31event here, today is fantastic networking event and hopefully we can also attract
00:05:35Barbitus to Trinidad a sort of symbiotic relationship where the
00:05:39tourist can share between the experiences of both islands and the cul.
00:05:43and of course the food and the carnival and so on. we will certainly
00:05:46share the information we have not only with the board but
00:05:50with the membership and on our social media as well, quite a lot of our
00:05:54members looking for a get away, you know, i think barber seems to be the
00:05:58ideal place to go. barbados is is one of my three
00:06:01homes, so i frequent barbadus quite
00:06:05often during the year anytime i need to get away anytime need escape
00:06:09or break, go to barbados, apart from its events,
00:06:13this destination's appeal also comes from its fine
00:06:16weather, astounding scenery and its
00:06:19variety of historical attractions. Barbadus is known
00:06:23for quality, quality food, the restaurants, the
00:06:27hotels, the different types that they have to offer as well, because you can
00:06:31get you know based on your budget, you can get a variety of
00:06:35different um hotels and venues that can meet
00:06:38you, whatever your event needs are. Sports
00:07:30the island with its coral and limestone
00:07:33geology also delivers on amazing natural
00:07:36wonders, for most of which is harrison's cave,
00:07:40a tram ride through the cave, allows for closer views the
00:07:44awesome caverns, complete with the signature stallog tites
00:07:48and stallog mites. Thanks to the latest round of
00:07:52upgrades, Harrison's cave is now branded as an eco adventure
00:07:56park that includes nature trails and a zip
00:07:59line, so visit to Harrison's cave is guaranteed
00:08:03to be a couple of hours well spent, in
00:08:06perfect keeping with Barbadus's reputation for memorable
00:08:10vacation experiences.
00:08:36The Caribbean provides the best the best cocoa beans on this
00:08:39planet, and one hotspot for local creations and... tea is
00:08:43turning this raw material into some the finest delights around,
00:08:47so let's not be afraid to indulge as we know this great benefit to
00:08:51eating chocolate in
00:08:52moderation.
00:09:20that the Caribbean is home to some of this globe's most highly rated
00:09:24grades of coco, the type that's required for making those
00:09:27finer brands of chocolate on retail. This is exactly
00:09:31what's turned out from scratch at the antiga house of chocolate at
00:09:35bay gardens, an artisan shopping space where the focus
00:09:39is on local products, culture and community at. grassroots
00:09:43level complete with
00:09:44restaurants.
00:09:48when i moved to Antiga and started my life here, i started
00:09:52cultivating plants from seeds, so everything you see in b gardens
00:09:56other than the two big mahogany trees and some the older neem trees
00:10:00is everything that i planted from seed, crow it, planted it, and
00:10:03created this green environment, which was what i wanted to do, wanted to
00:10:07create a place where people can come together and enjoy
00:10:11that green. and make it part of our
00:10:15entire surroundings in what we do, a place where
00:10:19people can come together, sit, meet and have the
00:10:22opportunity to basically communicate. and we have therefore created
00:10:26restaurants, we have shops, we have this beautiful island
00:10:29house,
00:10:40the roots the antiga house of chocolate operation can be traced to
00:10:43dominica where the gingerred estate supplies cocoa beans and other
00:10:47chocolate products, while the dominica chocolate factory serves as
00:10:51source of inspiration for the antiga houses process.
00:11:00I'm sourcing the cocoa beans from some very sustainable farmers and
00:11:04communities, and I'm very, very proud to say that we
00:11:08getting some extremely good quality cocoa beans from
00:11:11Dominica that we use to make our chocolate, where we're going to
00:11:15use the entire bean, the shell, the bean when we grind
00:11:18them to create a complete wholesome organic artisan
00:11:22product. Oh! after the beans are
00:11:25dried, they are ground into paste and then further perfected into eye
00:11:29catching finished products, which will go alongside other delights
00:11:33within the chocolate shop that have been sauced from all over the
00:11:37caribbean, and
00:11:41our chocolate stands the test when we talking all of sudden
00:11:45chefs coming in and say, hey, can we get 100%
00:11:48slup of your chocolate, because it's great to make desserts, it is very
00:11:52rich in flavor and it's a good quality.
00:12:04while you're here, be sure to relax on one the destination's
00:12:08365 beaches, visit its renowned attractions
00:12:12and participate in one of its thrilling events.
00:12:15like munching on chocolate, you're always likely to give these
00:12:19experiences an
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00:13:33With this distinct culture, St. Kids and Nevis thrives as one the
00:13:37Caribbean's most unique
00:13:38destinations. Safeguarding
00:13:42this heritage and maintaining its relevance for future generations is crucial
00:13:45responsibility that's been fully embraced by Director of Culture Troy
00:13:49Mills. For him, it's a detailed approach that covers the island's
00:13:52food, clothing, dialect, music and arts, which have all been
00:13:56influenced by English, French and African histories. We were
00:14:00able to capitalize on the various cultures and
00:14:04incorporate them in the people that we are today and who we
00:14:08represent, and we are very proud of that. Our carnival rebranded
00:14:12sugar mass, that happens in December, that's one of our uniqueness where we have
00:14:15Christmas and the carnival in one, one of just few Caribbean
00:14:19countries to do that, and the nevis, our sister isle, they also have
00:14:23festival which we call Cultraram. It's around the emancipation
00:14:26weekend, it's necessary for us to keep our culture, our
00:14:30own heritage, live and lively on the front burners.
00:14:34After being involved in culture at the community level, Mills was appointed to his current
00:14:38role in May 2015, and his tenure has involved a significant optic in
00:14:42cultural activities throughout St.Kits and Nevis. I had the privilege of
00:14:46introducing the folklore in primary and
00:14:50high schools, obviously we wanted that continuity passing the batton
00:14:54from the old. the generation down to the younger generation, some the
00:14:57students they're now seniors adults and they are actively involved in our
00:15:01culture on the my watch we were able to revive the steel band
00:15:05competition, today there's folklore performing for anything, the staple
00:15:08ones have been the mass grades, we have the clowns, we have
00:15:12folklore which was developed here in st kits, indigenous to st kits
00:15:16which we call the bull, there is the mock jumby, st kids and nevis's
00:15:20cultural showings have also made everlasting impacts at several international
00:15:24events the decades, we have been participating in Carrifesta
00:15:28from the early days and we had the honor of hosting it here in
00:15:32Saint Kits and the nevis in 2000, when we attended in
00:15:352019 we had a largest contingent
00:15:39and we had very good performances especially the country
00:15:43night and we got tremendous reviews for the
00:15:462020 expo in Dubai decided to send the
00:15:50mass grades and I had the privilege of leading that
00:15:53contingent. Apart from culture, St. Kids and Nevis has produced several
00:15:57notable personalities who excelled at both Caribbean, regional and national
00:16:01levels. These icons have been honored at the National Heroes Park. The walk
00:16:05on it started back in about 2015. we have five national heroes
00:16:08in Saint Kits and the nevis the five national heroes, the right
00:16:12excellent Dr. Sir Simeon Daniel, he is from Nevis, the
00:16:16only national hero from Nevis and we have the only living
00:16:20national hero,
00:16:21the right excellent and right honorable sir, Dr. Kennedy Alphanse Simmons,
00:16:25the first prime minister, and National Hero's day is celebrated on the
00:16:2816th of September, which is the birthday the
00:16:32late right honorable excellent Lelin Bratter, Sir Paul
00:16:36Southwell and Sir Joseph Nathaniel, France are the other legendary figures who've been
00:16:40recognized for playing mighty roles in the development of Saint Kids and Nevis,
00:16:44nation that continues to enjoy a well-earned reputation for its vibrant
00:16:48cultural
00:16:48mosaic.
00:17:17the attention focused on the Caribbean tourism organizations state
00:17:20the tourism industry conference in Georgetown, Guyana. There are also
00:17:24vested interests a number of other international travel and leasure
00:17:28events. World Travel Expo Miami on
00:17:32October 27th and the 28th serves as an opportunity
00:17:36for various companies. to generate new business opportunities
00:17:40as over 500 exhibitors and over 700
00:17:43buyers will connect with travel industry professionals and be
00:17:47offered new insights into the over 70
00:17:50destinations that will be represented at the Miami Beach Convention
00:17:54Center. These same concepts will be
00:17:58multiplied at the 2026 World Travel market in London,
00:18:02England. From November 3rd to 5th, over
00:18:0546,00 attendees will... pour through the doors of
00:18:09excel, where travel professionals will discover, source and
00:18:12purchase new ways to see the over 180
00:18:16countries that will be represented. over 4,00 global
00:18:20exhibitors will be involved at this affair along with over
00:18:235,500 world class
00:18:26buyers. the action will then return to the
00:18:30Caribbean basin for the CTO's Caribbean weekend in
00:18:33Miami. Coral Gables will take center stage.
00:18:37between December 4th and the 7th as the launch the CTO's
00:18:41website and new branding, along with regional tourism
00:18:44strategy, sustainable development, stakeholder networking
00:18:48and annual fundraising will be at the top the agenda.
00:18:52Apart from celebrating Caribbean culture, regional tourism officials
00:18:56and global industry stakeholders will also be involved
00:19:00in high-level discussions on cruise and airlift capacity plus
00:19:04digital transformation. The weekend will. Conclude with the
00:19:08annual Caribbean Media Exchange Leadership Awards and
00:19:11Fundraiser, which recognizes professionals who've made a
00:19:14transformative impact on this region's tourism,
00:19:18business and media
00:19:20sectors.
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00:25:10to one the world's great cultures, the people's republic of China
00:25:14is also celebrating 77 years of technological
00:25:17innovation, global trade, Continuing migration and societal
00:25:21contributions, it's yet another milestone achieved by China
00:25:25which is observed across the world, including right here in the
00:25:29Caribbean.
00:25:54It's a true joy and a great honor to get come you all as we
00:25:58celebrate the 77th anniversary the founding the
00:26:02people's republic of China, looking around this
00:26:05room, seeing Chinese comparts and our friends
00:26:09from Trinidad Tobago and all over the world gather together
00:26:13so happily, I cannot think of better way to
00:26:17celebrate the spirit of this moment, in Trinidad
00:26:21Tobago, this year carries special
00:26:24significance for our two nations, it marks
00:26:28the 220th anniversary of Chinese arrival in
00:26:31Trinidad. and the Tibago. Since the first Chinese
00:26:35immigrants arrived on these shows and over more
00:26:39than two centuries, the Chinese community has taken
00:26:43root, thrived and become an internal part
00:26:47of this beautiful nation. As the national moto
00:26:51of China Tibego states, together we
00:26:54aspire, together we achieve. China
00:26:57was is and always will be
00:27:01Trinidad and Tobago. reliable partner and the
00:27:04dependable
00:27:05friends,
00:27:14i join with you at this evening's
00:27:17reception to commemorate the 77th
00:27:21anniversary the founding the people's republic of
00:27:25china. it is therefore with great pleasure
00:27:28that I take this opportunity to extend
00:27:31congratulations. to the government the people's republic of China
00:27:35on this most auspicious occasion. Additionally,
00:27:39this year marks milestone in the shared history
00:27:43between our countries, the 220th
00:27:46anniversary the arrival the first Chinese migrants in
00:27:50China and Tobago. It is without a question that the mirad
00:27:54cultural art forms, cuisine and
00:27:57industrial spirit the Chinese people have
00:28:01weaved the delicate. history into our
00:28:04society. I take this opportunity therefore to acknowledge the
00:28:08significant contributions made by those the Chinese
00:28:11heritage in the cultural diversity and development of Trinidad
00:28:15and Tobago. memorandum of understanding between our
00:28:19countries offers opportunities for development
00:28:23of our most important resource, our people. as I
00:28:27speak, over 15 nationals of Tobago are in
00:28:30China for the short. term training and degree programs
00:28:34each being sponsored by the Chinese government. The
00:28:38government of Republic of Trinidad Tabego will continue to
00:28:42work with the government the people's Republic of China
00:28:45to strengthen and expand this very important
00:28:49relationship. May the people's Republic of
00:28:52China continue to enjoy peace and
00:28:56prosperity on the 77th anniversary of your
00:28:59founding.
00:30:15On this high note