Visit of Mrs. Ena Harvey Of IICA

St.Eustatius Tourism Development Foundation was privileged to have had Mrs Ena Harvey, a Representative of Inter-American Institute Cooperation of Agriculture (IICA) in Costa Rica. Mrs Harvey is based in Barbados and arrived on Tuesday August 4th 2009. The purpose of her visit was; linking agriculture and tourism (Agrotourism). On Wednesday Mrs Harvey met individually with a cross-section of the farmers of the island and had a very fruitful discussion. The following day she met with the Commissioner of Agriculture, Mr Roy Hooker, which resulted in a positive follow-up plan for a more sustainable combined agrotourism on the island. Mrs Harvey climaxed with a very interesting presentation with the general public on Friday afternoon from 4:30pm to 6:30pm. Mrs Harvey told the group, She enjoyed the historical tour and the island tour, and was very impressed with the history of the island. Mrs Harvey humbly admitted that she did not know that St.Eustatius was one of the most historical islands of the Caribbean. Mrs Harvey also enjoyed the genuinely friendly people of the island. Her visit was a very successful one. Mrs Harvey departed for Barbados on Saturday morning August 8th.