A group of business men and women from the neighboring French island of Martinique will over the next two days explore both the business and pleasure resources on the island.
The group arrived in Dominica on Wednesday afternoon and is being hosted by the Roseau City Council.
In an interview with DNO after a welcome reception Mayor of Roseau, Cecil Joseph, said the whole idea is to give the visitors an idea of what Dominica is really like and to give them the opportunity to explore the possibilities of doing business here.
He spoke about his visit to the French island a few weeks ago where he was able to rouse interest in Dominica among the business community there.
“They took the opportunity to take two days from their busy schedule some of them, to see what Dominica is really like since for some of them, its their first time,” Joseph said.
Mayor Joseph said some of the areas that the group may be interested in are botany, sport and hopefully sponsorship for the World Creole Music Festival (WCMF).
“There is a gentleman who is a Director/owner of the biggest mall in Martinique and Guadelope, Hyper-U, and they are here to see what they can do,” the mayor said. “I am planning to bring them to the Events Coordinator for the DFC, Nathalie Clarke Meade ,to see how we can discuss some kind of sponsorship for the WCMF.”
He said the group will be taken to various areas around the island so members can explore the possibilities of doing business.
During the two days, the team will visit areas of interest including the Carib Territory where they will experience first hand the way of life of the indigenious people, the Roseau valley, Screws Spa and Soufriere.
The Martiniquan group is expected to leave the island on Saturday.
Well a good idea would be:
Once potential business investors have been confirmed for a visit to the pride of the Caribbean, and their interests have been ascertained, announce via the various mediums their intent and interests; and possibly have relevant community locals prepare for their arrival. This would include displays and demonstrations of what our island has to offer; further, the organizers or leaders of this venture would not concentrate on only specific towns or villages, but as wide a spectrum as time and activities of the potential investors may permit.
Wow only 3 comments if it had say these people will never do business in DA it would be over a hundred,if they do decide to do business here it wld mean more jobs for locals,so i will say it for u all thank u for coming please invest here we are on the up and up.
I love this initiative.
Can they visit Portsmouth to? isn’t portsmouth a great place for potencial buisness to.
Great going! Further opportunities for local businesses. I hope they make the most of this visit.