Government is assembling a National Cruise Development Commission (NCDC) to further develop Barbados’ cruise sector.
Minister of Tourism Kerrie Symmonds made the announcement of the 15-person team earlier this morning during a Press conference at the Ministry of Tourism’s offices at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre.
The NCDCÂ comprises:
Chairman – Errol Humphrey
Deputy chairman – Dean Straker
Senator Lisa Cummins
Vic Fernandes
Kevyn Yearwood
Geoffrey Roach
Roseanne Myers
Alfredo Weatherhead
Natalie Burke
Kerri Gooding
Adrian Bailey
Patrick Estwick
André Miller
Amanda Reifer
Carol Roberts
Symmonds explained the Commision would start its operations by September.
And after interactions with the public and private sector over the next 12 weeks, the NCDC is expected to report its findings back to Cabinet to plan a path forward for the cruise sector. (AD)
