Nevis Tourism Minister Visits Canada

By: - October 26th, 2013

Above: Tourism Minister Mark Brantley

By the Caribbean Journal staff

Nevis Deputy Premier and Tourism Minister Mark Brantley is currently visiting Canada.

Brantley is in Toronto as a guest of Nevisians in Canada, for whom he will be the featured speaker at an event hosted by the group.

He will also hold one-on-one meetings with members of the Canadian media, according to a statement from the Nevis Island Administration.

Brantley is also expected to meet with Isadore Sharpe, founder of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, which is based in Toronto.

The Four Seasons is the island’s largest private employer.

Brantley is expected to return to the island on Oct. 29.

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