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Reports from the Turks and Caicos Islands Gazette
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| NEW TOURISM BOARD NAMED |
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GOVERNOR WETHERELL APPOINTS NEW TOURISM BOARD
GRAND TURK, Turks and Caicos Islands; Tuesday, September 8th, 2009 - In the context of a review of statutory Boards, the Governor terminated the appointments of members of the Tourist Board on 4 August and, on 7 August, appointed a new, smaller Board under the Chairmanship of Dr Hubert Fulford to conduct the business of the Board until further notice. The other members of the Board will be Mr Kingsley Been, Mr Alpheus Gardiner, Ms Anya Williams and Mr Keith Bellamy.
At the same time, the Governor is appointing a Working Group under the chairmanship of Mr Clive Stanbrook QC to make recommendations on the future organisation and funding of tourism promotion in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Other members of the group will be drawn from major stakeholders in the tourist industry. Ex officio members will be Mr Kingsley Been, who will provide a link with the new Board, and Mr Arthur Been (Acting Permanent Secretary/Tourism).
The Working Group will be expected to submit an initial report within 2 months of its appointment; and, following consideration of this report by the Governor and Advisory Council, a final report with recommendations within a further 2 weeks. Full details of the Working Group membership will be released by next week.
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