Atlantis Sub boss rises confidently
Article by April 28, 2021
What is it like when the boss shares with her team that she is going through similar struggles and anxieties about the COVID-19 pandemic? That she worries about the viability of the company she ran for decades, and its ability to pay employees, she has come to regard as family.
Roseanne Myers, the general manager of Atlantis Submarines Barbados and a stalwart of the island’s tourism sector, was unafraid to share her experiences, trials, triumphs, and faith in her company’s resilience, and that of Barbados, to rise from the devastation caused by the pandemic.
Carter gets BTMI Global Markets post
Article by April 27, 2021
The Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc (BTMI) is putting its confidence in one of its stalwarts as interim lead in the vacant position of Head of Global Markets.
Cheryl Carter, who has been with the BTMI for several years, has been appointed in the position that was held by outgoing acting BTMI chief executive officer (CEO), Petra Roach.
Roach’s sudden resignation was to take effect from June 30, however, she has since been announced by the Grenada Government as the incoming CEO of the Grenada Tourism Authority.
According to BTMI chairperson Roseanne Myers, the national tourism agency was pleased with the performance of Carter, who is currently director of the United Kingdom market.
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Longstanding tourism practitioner Roseanne Myers was appointed chairman of the Board of Directors of the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI) and Barbados Tourism Product Authority (BTPA).
Myers brings 39 years’ experience to the table as she takes up the post, with the mandate to build and execute a revamped tourism framework that will competitively position Destination Barbados coming out of COVID-19.
In making the announcement on Friday, Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator Lisa Cummins said: “This is a critical time for tourism and we need our best thinkers on economics, investment, business, trade, social policy and industrial relations, education, international and community development. We need our youth, entrepreneurs and every single stakeholder all together at the table of policy development and implementation.
BTMI announces new chairman
Article by February 13, 2021
On Friday, Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator Lisa Cummins, announced the appointment of longstanding tourism practitioner, Roseanne Myers, to Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI) and Barbados Tourism Product Authority (BTPA).
Myers brings 39 years’ experience to the table as she takes up the post, with the mandate to build and execute a revamped tourism framework that will competitively position Destination Barbados coming out of COVID-19.
Speaking on the new appointment, Cummins expressed, “This is a critical time for tourism and we need our best thinkers on economics, investment, business, trade, social policy and industrial relations, education, international and community development. We need our youth, entrepreneurs and every single stakeholder all together at the table of policy development and implementation. Mrs. Myers is an
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AFTER EIGHT MONTHS stalled on the surface, Atlantis Submarines Barbados is again taking patrons to the depths of Barbados’ coastal waters.
Operations at the Shallow Draught in Bridgetown ceased on March 20 in advance of a full cessation of cruise and airline operations worldwide, an action Atlantis general manager Roseanne Myers said was taken to “protect staff” from the threat” of the COVID-19 pandemic. Business resumed on December 15, the official start of the winter tourist season.
Myers reported that it has been and continues to be “a long, hard road back to some sense of normalcy”. However, she added that during the down period, all efforts were made to support displaced staff and to plan for improvements in the operation.