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14th Annual Tommy Star Awards Winners
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Jan. 19: St. Croix Hotel and Tourism Association General Membership Meeting from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Palms at Pelican Cove. Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett will speak. RSVP by calling...
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FEMA Newsletter: VITEMA Conducts Full-Scale Maritime Exercise
On Dec. 10, VITEMA conducted a full‐scale maritime exercise in the St. Thomas‐St. John district to test the first responder capabilities in managing a major incident at sea. Close to 20 local, state...
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Ulla F. Muller Elementary School Career Fair
USVIHTA manager Nicole Friday visited Ulla F. Muller Elementary School for a Career Fair on Dec. 4 where she spoke with students about their futures. Friday met with three classes of over 100 students...
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Best of VI 2016
Don’t forget to vote for the USVI Hotel and Tourism Association as Best Association in the Virgin Islands Daily News Best of VI 2016. There are six easy ways to vote, so let your voice be heard with...
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Committee Updates
Environmental Committee: 2015-2016 Blue Flag Season Launches with Flag Raising Ceremonies The USVI Hotel and Tourism Association along with the VI Conservation Society are pleased to announce that, on...
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USVIHTA Holiday Party Raises over $8,000
Thank you to those members who attended our Annual Holiday Party on Dec. 16 at Caneel Bay Resort, St. John. Attending members donated one wrapped toy each for the Boys and Girls Club of the Virgin...
View ArticleOSHA Update: Workplace “Toolbox” Talks
When our work day involves doing similar and comfortable tasks, it is easy for our minds to ‘check out’ while our bodies keep working. A likely familiar example of this is when you get into your car...
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Feb. 5: USVIHTA General Membership Meeting from 8:30 to 10 a.m. at the Marriott Frenchman’s Reef with Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett speaking. Call the USVIHTA office at 340-774-6835 for more...
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OSHA Update: Fire Safety in the Workplace
In recognition of Burn Awareness Week (Feb. 1-7), Safety in Paradise would like to encourage employers to determine their level of readiness regarding workplace fire/burn incidents. How quickly would...
View ArticleCHTA Update: CHTAEF Applications, Best Practices for 2016, and Caribbean...
Applications Available for 2016 CHTA Education Foundation Scholarships: Is a member of your team pursuing higher education in hospitality? Do you see your employees as the future leaders of the...
View ArticleCSHAE Gathers at Caribbean Travel Marketplace
The Caribbean Society of Hotel Association Executives held two days of productive meetings prior to CHTA’s Caribbean Travel Marketplace at Atlantis, Paradise Island in the Bahamas. On day one, the...
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Zika Learning Tools from CHTA
The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association has put together a plethora of materials concerning the Zika virus and made all of those resources available to the public. The materials cover a variety of...
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Seaborne Airlines Flying High in the Golden Mile Business District of San Juan
Seaborne Airlines and the Puerto Rico Infrastructure Financing Authority (PRIFA) have entered into an agreement to install Seaborne’s corporate logo on the 23rd floor of the exterior frontal façade of...
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Coral World Receives Full Accreditation from the Alliance of Marine Mammal...
Coral World is pleased to announce that it is now a fully accredited member of the Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and Aquariums. The Alliance is an international association representing marine life...
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CHTA Update
Karolin Troubetzkoy, St. Lucia, Elected CHTA President For Term Through June 2018 The CHTA Board of Directors officially ratified Karolin Troubetzkoy to take office immediately as president of the...
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CSHAE Update: New CSHAE Executive Committee Elected For 2016-2018
Congratulations to the Caribbean Society of Hotel Association Executives elected to serve on the executive committee from 2016-2018 including: Neil Forrester, general manager, Antigua Hotels &...
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FEE Newsletter: Global Forest Fund Report 2015
For eight years, the Global Forest Fund has been investing in worthy tree planting events and environmental education activities around the world. The Foundation for Environmental Education invests 90...
View ArticleOSHA Update: Protecting Your Vision – Eye Health & Safety
Prevent Blindness, the nation’s oldest volunteer eye health and safety group, has declared March as Workplace Eye Wellness Month. Each day about 2000 U.S. workers have a job-related eye injury that...
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STIR Up the Fun at the St. Thomas International Regatta
The 43rd Annual St. Thomas International Regatta sets sail March 25 to 27. Join us as we watch brightly colored sails on sleek yachts race by like Easter bonnets on parade. Sip Cruzan Rum and...
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