Pictured from left are: Rosalyn Pinder, Sr. Manager Ministry of Tourism, Mr. Ambrose Gouthro, VP Bahamas Golf Federation, Carmel Churchill, Director for Marketing Grand Bahama Island Tourism Board.
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Freeport, Bahamas - The countdown is on for the Mychal “Sweet Bells” Thompson Golf
Challenge, slated for July 21st- 22nd, 2014 on Grand Bahama Island.
With
the Ministry of Tourism and the Grand BahamaIsland Tourism Board being a
part of the tournament’s sponsorship team, this sports tourism event is
poised to receive significant attention and support throughout the
industry.
Betty Bethel, Directorfor Grand Bahama Island indicated in a
press conference on Wednesday, July 9th that sports tourism is a $600
billion dollar business and the ministry acknowledges its importance as
the vehicle to drive business to the Islands of The Bahamas. A
sponsorship check was presented to Mr. Ambrose Gouthro, Vice President
of The Bahamas Golf Association and event organizer as a contribution to
the Mychal "Sweet Bells" Thompson/Fred Higgs Invitational Golf Classic
by Carmel Churchill, Director of Marketing Services for the Grand Bahama
Island Tourism Board on Tuesday, July 15th, 2014.
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