📢 Exciting News! 📢
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The Antigua & Barbuda Hotels and Tourism Association proudly announces that Winsia West, Food & Beverage Supervisor at Blue Waters Hotel, has been selected to represent Antigua and Barbuda in the prestigious Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA) Young Leaders Forum (YLF), Class of 2026. Winsia joins an elite group of 27 young leaders from across the Caribbean!
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The selection committee, comprised of esteemed industry professionals such as Sanovnik Destang, CHTA’s President-Elect and Executive Director of Bay Gardens Resorts; Paul Collymore, CEO of The Landings Resort and Spa; Laudra Maurille-Willie, Assistant Human Resource Manager at The Landings Resort and Spa; Anice O’Neil, Commercial Director at Bay Gardens Resorts; and Vanessa Ledesma, CHTA’s Acting CEO and Director General, rigorously evaluated each candidate to ensure the highest standards of excellence.
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Winsia expressed her gratitude: “ I am greatly honoured. I was not really expecting this, but the honest truth is that I am honoured. I am grateful and proud. The only Antiguan – that’s a big thing. And I will say that without my team and the great leaders here who I look up to, I know I will not be able to do this. It is an honour.”
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The YLF program equips emerging leaders with skills in Emotional Intelligence, Leading a Merging Workforce, Employee Experience Enhancement, Hospitality Forward (technology integration), AI and Leadership, Process Optimization, and more. Participants are paired with iconic industry leaders for mentorship, fostering continuous learning and development.
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Class of 2026 Highlights:

• Winsia West, Food & Beverage Supervisor, Blue Waters Resort & Spa, Antigua
• Ketrina Abraham, Account Executive, Barefoot Holidays, St. Lucia
• Stacey-Ann Albert, Human Resource and Operations Manager, Sailrock South Caicos, Turks and Caicos
• Matthew Barnett, Rooms Care Manager, Sea Breeze Beach House, Barbados
• Joy Bernard, Learning and Development Manager, Sandals Ochi, Jamaica
• Ashley Boxill-Rivers, Corporate Services & Marketing Manager, Barefoot Holidays, St. Lucia
• Layvern Daniel, Reservations Manager, Sailrock South Caicos, Turks and Caicos
• Pauline Francis, Marketing Manager, Bay Gardens Resorts, St. Lucia
• Rhea-Michelle Isaac, Social Media and Sales Specialist, Sea Spray Cruises, St. Lucia
• Knishnal James, Reservations Manager, Bay Gardens Resorts, St. Lucia
• Jewell Johnson, Reservations & Operations Manager, Caribbean World, Jamaica
• Erin Joseph, Rooms Division Manager, Bay Gardens Hotel & Inn, St. Lucia
• Emeka Le Riche, Learning & Development Manager, Sandals Regency La Toc Golf Resort & Spa, St. Lucia
• Juliette Laurore, Customer Service Supervisor, WINAIR, St. Maarten
• Deneka Linton, Reservations/Operations Supervisor, Caribbean World, Jamaica
• Tessalee Moore, Special Projects Manager, Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association, Barbados
• Aisha Murrell, Duty Manager, Bay Gardens Hotel, St. Lucia
• Lydia Padmore, Senior Rooms Care Supervisor, The Rockley/Ocean Hotels, Barbados
• Tanisha Rahming, Human Resources Manager, Comfort Suites Paradise Island, The Bahamas
• Chad Rowe, Food and Beverage Manager, O2 Beach Club & Spa, Barbados
• Tamar Severin, Restaurant and Bar Manager, The Landings Resort and Spa, St. Lucia
• Kerishma St. Remy, Residences Manager/Executive Assistant to the CEO, The Landings Resort and Spa, St. Lucia
• Eugenia Thomas, Guest Services Officer, The Landings Resort and Spa, St. Lucia
• Jason Todd, Bar Supervisor, Jamaica Inn, Jamaica
• Nikita Warrington, Sales & Marketing Coordinator, Ocean Hotels Group, Barbados
• Shani Watson-Holder, Facilities Manager, Mango Bay Group, Barbados
• Yanika Yarde, Spa Concierge Specialist/Supervisor, The Landings Resort & Spa, St. Lucia
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  For more information about the Young Leaders Forum and CHTA’s initiatives, visit www.caribbeanhotelandtourism.com.
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  Join us in celebrating Winsia’s achievement and the bright future of Caribbean hospitality! 🌟🌴
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