The third meeting of tourism ministers of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) took place last week in Antigua and Barbuda. The opportunity for members to address several major points for regional tourism including the creation of the “Eastern Caribbean Institute of Tourism” and the consequences of zika on tourism. This meeting was "very satisfactory", according to Jeanne Rogers-Vanterpool, the president of the Saint-Martin Tourist Office, present as tourism commissioner. Ms. Rogers-Vanterpool raised several important issues for our territory, including the OECS Air Service agreement that would allow air carriers - domiciled in an OECS country - to operate in the airspace of all others. members. The president also showed the efforts of Saint-Martin in the fight against mosquitoes. For now, our territory is represented as an observer within the OECS. _EH
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