Mary Shelford
Mary Shelford

Last Updated on October 2, 2025, 4:28 AM AST by Anthony Morris

St. Kitts’ Junior Tourism Minister, Mary Shelford has travelled to Barbados to represent the island at the Regional Tourism Youth Congress 2025. The event will be hosted on October 2, 2025 with youth tourism stakeholders from all over the region in attendance.

The event will be a platform for all the stakeholders of the country to work with each other. The platform seeks to bring the small island nations together for the growth of the tourism sector.

The officials have shared that it is their responsibility to make sure that tourism can remain stable. Tourism sector is one of the most crucial sectors of the small island nations’ economy.

The officials have shared that the aim of the event is to bring the junior ministers of tourism together from all over the Caribbean. The attending junior ministers are expected to discuss the issues that are being faced by the tourism sector.

They will be expected to share ideas to make the industry stronger and better. The officials have shared that the youngsters can share their knowledge, and present innovative perspectives on the future of regional tourism.

The Regional Tourism Youth Congress 2025 is being attended by the stakeholders from 15 other nations across the Caribbean. The officials of St Kitts Tourism Authority believe that Junior Minister Mary Shelford will be able to perform well and share brilliant insights with the other stakeholders.

The event will be hosted with the members of the tourism industry discussing areas where they can make improvements in the region. The officials have shared that they have full faith in the capability and intelligence of their junior minister.

She will make St Kitts and Nevis shine on the regional platform. The people have extended their best wishes to the junior Minister of St Kitts and Nevis and her colleagues.

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Anthony Morris covers stories related to politics and regional developments. His in-depth reporting about governance and reforms makes him stand out in regional journalism, with a deep analysis of political trends and their impact on Caribbean communities.