From:TheBahamasWeekly.com
Junior Tourism Minister in the making
By Clarence Rolle, MOT
Mar 29, 2011 - 12:05:07 PM
Boykin Smith of St. Anne's School
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Nassau, Bahamas -
The ninth Junior Minister of
Tourism will be crowned April 8, after 11th graders from around
t
he
Bahamas gather in Nassau for a competition to decide who will hold the
office
for
the
next 12 months.
Fourteen 11th graders will
take part in a national speech competition to be held at St. John's
College. It is the culmination of a series of competitions conducted
by the Schools Unit of the Ministry of Tourism & Aviation. Speech
contests
and
panel interviews
held throughout the islands of the
Bahamas have determined winners from 14 islands,
inclusive
of Nassau,
and the winner of the final
round on April 8 will be named Junior Minister of Tourism 2011-2012.
"In a few short weeks,
a new Junior Minister of Tourism will be selected from among the
57
candidates of this year’s competition from basically all of our islands,
from Abaco to Inagua," said Bonnie Rolle, senior manager of the
Schools Unit. "I extend best wishes to all the finalists in their
quest to capture the title of Junior Minister of Tourism, and to become
the recipient of the Patrick S. Bain Scholarship. The scholarship is
provided by the Bahamas Hotel Association, and is tenable at the College
Of The Bahamas to pursue a discipline specific to tourism and hospitality."
Boykin Smith of St. Anne's
School emerged as the winner of the Nassau rounds on March 24. He said
he felt confident and is looking forward to doing more research on the
topic chosen specifically for the finals - "Tourism and Biodiversity."
"If I become Junior Minister
of Tourism, my plan as Junior Minister is to attend the youth conferences
assigned to me by the Ministry of Tourism. I would also attend youth
groups offer myself to them and show them the benefits of the tourism
industry."
The winner of the Junior Minister
of Tourism competition will meet with Minister of Tourism & Aviation
Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace for an interview on the tourism sector and
issues facing young Bahamians. In addition, the Junior Minister will
have the responsibility of participating in promotions that involve
young Bahamians and presenting the Ministry of Tourism's business plan
to youth groups.
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