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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, March 16, 2020 (CMC) – The Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), announced, today, the postponement of its 19th Tourism Resource Conference that was scheduled to have taken place in Nevis in May.
CTO said that the postponement is as a result of the coronavirus (COVID), for which there is no known vaccine, and has been blamed for causing the deaths of more than 5,000 and infecting over 100 thousand in more than 110 countries.
“In light of the constantly changing nature of the coronavirus crisis and in the wake of the decision, by the World Health Organization, to declare COVID-19 a pandemic, the CTO and the government of Nevis have decided that postponing the conference is the best course of action,” said Sharon Banfield, the CTO’s Director of Resource Mobilisation and Development.
The CTO said it would continue to “diligently monitor the situation, and pay close attention to guidance from regional public health officials”.
The conference is now scheduled to take place November 25-27.
