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President – Chandi J. Associates Inc. Consulting, Canada
Another State Visit
In May of 1998, I received a call from the Chief of Protocol in the office of the Prime Minister of Jamaica. She was a friend of mine and, as usual, she wanted to give me a heads up regarding another important state visit. I was the General Manager of the largest hotel in the capital city of Jamaica – Kingston. As the Government of Jamaica owned 60% of Le Meridien Jamaica Pegasus
Hotel (Pegasus), my sales team and I did not have to work too hard to get bookings for visiting Heads of State and Government. The team of 400 full-time employees who worked at this 360-room hotel were well-experienced in handling the VIP visitors who frequently patronized the Pegasus. When I heard that this visit had to be kept a top-secret, I was curious to know the name of the VIP. After I promised the Chief of Protocol that I would keep it to myself, I was informed that the President of Cuba, Fidel Castro, would be stayin