Dominica’s Junior Tourism Minister, Kitwanie Carbon has challenged the authorities to develop a tourism product based on health and wellness in Dominica.
Carbon made her plea at a Health and Wellness symposium at the Garraway Hotel on Monday morning.
The symposium was organized by the 16-year-old in collaboration with the Discover Dominica Authority and was geared at giving youth and the general public a greater knowledge of the importance and benefit of health and wellness to the tourism industry.
The event also targeted minimizing obesity and non-communicable diseases among youth.
Minister of Tourism Ian Douglas, in addressing the participants congratulated Carbon for organizing the event and encouraged young people to take up the initiative in the tourism industry since it plays a pivotal role in the economy.
He stated that the symposium was appropriate because of the world-wide “Go Green Campaign” and the aim to promote Dominica as an eco-friendly tourist destination.
He urged Dominicans to incorporate healthy living into their everyday lifestyles and make it a way of life.
Carbon also hosted a Youth City Clean- up Campaign earlier in 2012. She earned the honorary title of “Junior Tourism Minister” after she emerged winner of a Caribbean Tourism Organization youth conference in St. Maarten last year.
Congratulations to you Kitwanie. You have made all of us proud. I hope you’ll Maintain your focus and continue to put God first in all you do. God bless you my dear.
its amazing how this kitty is so articulated and confident in her herself…woow great
but i cant say that for some of those grow hardback ministers we have.
Please look into eliminating the presence of Monsanto and its poisonous products on the Nature Isle if you are interested in promoting health and wellness. You are young and have the energy to move this forward and you will discover the truth.
Great idea. i already go to DA as my wellness vacation once a year. no place on earth more peaceful and connected to nature
feel warm to hear you speak of our county in that light… i pray that it stays that way
let see what we can do we need to do some thing about that put me on
KITTY!!!!! great job!! :):):)
Kitwanie I don’t know you but I feel like I do everytime I read about your endeavors.You remind me of my youthful days.I hope much more young people would emmulate the path that you are walking. The purity of your intensions and effort is a recipe for success. Great work young lady – keep pushing on you are on the path to achieving great things and I am sure Dominicans will be even more proud.
Good point dear. Dominica is being touted as the Nature isle but there are so many avenues to sell nature than jsut hiking and forest etc. Wellness buffs will appreciate clean atmosphere and retreats. …cant believe we still don’t have a spa using local products open to the general public…..The one is position should definitely listen to the youth….stop politicking and think of Dominica.
just make sure that it is and always will be, Dominican owned, grown, and maintained. No outsiders should be able to stake their claim in such a lucrative endeavor.
100% GREEN Dominica is there to help you going GREEN fro your tableware, garbage bags…….everything 100% BIODEGRADABLE.
Curb your jealousy. You are not 100% Green. You are a plastic person!
lovely indeed.
you go girl. keep doing your thing.
working more than the Senior Minister if you ask me, she deserves his salary, ijs
Wow – that’s leadership
very informative and educational, thanks to Terri Henry,Priest Kalash and all the other presenters for making the symposium one such of its kind. Well done Kitwanie and thanks for bringing together all these great people. Much information and demonstration to raise awareness of our people wish more of our youth and also people involved in the tourism industry had capitalize on such a great initiative by our Caribbean Junior Tourism Minister
She is making her parents very proud!!
Great initiative Kitwanie! Congrats to the parents for pushing you forward.