Mar 2, 2021
Anthony Mahler
Continuous training for tourism stakeholders is also part of the strategic plan for the tourism industry. Tourism Minister Anthony Mahler explains its importance.
Anthony Mahler, Minister of Tourism & Diaspora Relations
“In the past when I was at the Board, people use to say in the high season, they are too busy to mess with training and in the slow season they are too broke to participate in training. So we want to roll out training within the next month or so in all sectors of the industry and it is going to be free. The Board is going to incur that cost, but we are going to partner with B.T.I.A. and B.H.A. for us to roll out some significant training programmes.”
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Jan 13, 2021
Karen Bevans
On Friday, the contract for B.T.B.’s Tourism Director, Karen Bevan’s, was leaked to the public. Since that time, the details of the employment agreement signed on April first, 2019 have been causing much debate as the public continues tallying up the benefits outlined in the lucrative contract. The five-year contract starts with an annual salary of one hundred and seventy-three thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; that’s not including salary increases of up to ten percent based on performance or the twenty-five percent yearly bonus. Add to that, allowances for housing and communication expenses. The director’s salary alone is more than what the current C.E.O. in the ministry earns. Former employees of B.T.B. are most annoyed as in March of 2020, over fifty percent of the staff was issued separation packages due to the economic crunch caused by COVID. So, where is Bevans? Well, she’s at work at the B.T.B.’s office. In an e