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Bermuda Premier to Receive 2010 World Leadership Award
Dr. Ewart Brown to be recognized by CMEx for enterprising and bold leadership
 KINGSTON, Jamaica
(October 1, 2010) - The Premier of Bermuda will receive the highest
honor bestowed by the Caribbean Media Exchange on Sustainable Tourism
(CMEx) at its conference which opened in Jamaica yesterday.
Reacting to news of his high accolade, Dr. Ewart Brown, who also is
Bermuda's Minister of Tourism, said, "I am humbled and deeply gratified
to be selected as a recipient of the CMEx 2010 World Leadership Award.
In Bermuda, we have made tremendous strides to revive our once moribund
tourism industry. From targeting new air carriers to improving existing
hotel properties and attracting new properties to our island, we have
begun a tourism turnaround that will continue for years to come.
Premier Brown, who attended St. Jago high school in Jamaica, is
delighted the 19th Caribbean Media Exchange is being hosted by Kingston:
"To accept this award in Jamaica is particularly rewarding as their
leadership on tourism is one that has inspired many throughout the
region. It is also personally significant, as Jamaica is the country
where I attended high school and spent many of my formative years."
Premier Brown urged Caribbean neighbors to build on their traditional
ties to his island: "While Bermuda is separated from our regional
partners by a vast ocean, we are deeply connected through historical,
social and familial ties. We have much to learn from each other and we
are proud of the leadership displayed throughout the region to develop
tourism models that are innovative, resourceful and successful."
The CMEx World Leadership Award is a special recognition established to
recognize those who inspire others with their life's work to the cause
of sustainable tourism and development.
Since 2001, CMEx has produced 18 conferences and symposia throughout the
Caribbean and North America to underscore the value of the region's
largest industry, tourism, in improving the health, education, culture,
environment and wealth of Caribbean communities.
The upcoming CMEx meeting is supported by the Jamaica Tourist Board and
Jamaica's Ministry of Tourism. Additional contributors include: Air
Jamaica/Caribbean Airlines, Altamont Court Hotel, American Airlines,
Anse Chastanet Resort, Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, Barbara Pyle
Foundation, Bay Gardens Resorts, Bob Marley Museum, British Virgin
Islands Tourist Board, Caribbean Business Enterprise Trust, Caribbean
Broadcasting Union, Caribbean Tourism Organization, CaribWorldNews,
Choice Hotels International, Coco Palm, Community Benefit Development,
Courtleigh Hotel & Suites, Devon House, 4P Group, Jade Mountain,
Knutsford Court Hotel, LIAT, Marketplace Excellence, Mayberry
Investments Ltd., michael D. communications, Princess Hotel Guyana, RIU
Hotels & Resorts, Ruder Finn, Saint Lucia Tourist Board, Scotchies
Tree, Spanish Court Hotel, Spirit Airlines, SuperClubs, St. Maarten
Tourist Bureau, The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility
(CCRIF), The Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, Tourism Development Company of
Trinidad and Tobago, U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism, Wyndham
Kingston Jamaica and The SpeakEasy M.E.D.I.A. Foundation.
About The Caribbean Media Exchange (CMEx)
The Caribbean Media Exchange produces interactive symposia that match
journalists from the Caribbean, North America and Europe with
representatives of the government, business hospitality and development
sectors to discuss tourism policies aimed at improving the lives of
Caribbean people.
Since its inception in October 2001, CMEx has helped improve the quality
of media coverage of sustainable tourism in the Caribbean; increase the
media's participation in the design of sustainable tourism policies;
remind government decision makers of the impact of tourism on other
sectors of the economy; and highlight the necessity of tourism to the
economies of small island states.
Its mission is "to be the premier communications organization promoting
sustainable tourism, through media and smart partnerships, to create
holistic wealth for all peoples, including those in Latin America, the
Caribbean and other Emerging Markets."
For additional details, visit www.cmexmedia.org
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