New Head of St Vincent and the Grenadines Hotel and Tourism Association

By: - November 9th, 2014

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By the Caribbean Journal staff

The St Vincent and the Grenadines Hotel and Tourism Association has named a new board of directors.

The board includes a new president, Kim Halbich, along with Vice President Fitzroy Glasgow.

Halbich is the managing director of Fantasea Tours, based in St Vincent.

The other directors are Sharon Francis, Arlene Connell, Ruth Stevens, Bianca Porter, John West, Kay Wilson, Michelle Forsythe and Dan Providence.

The new board was announced at the association’s biennial general meeting last week at the Sunset Shores Hotel.

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