Keisha Schahaff, the Caribbean’s first traveler into house, made her first journey to Jamaica, the place she soaked up the solar on the north coast.
Schahaff, an Antiguan, stayed on the {Couples} Resorts in Tower Isle earlier this month. Throughout her transient go to to Jamaica, Keisha additionally gave a motivational speech to college students on the Ardenne Excessive College and made a number of media appearances at TVJ, CVM TV, and Irie FM.
Alexandra Ghisays, PR of {Couples} Resorts Tower Isle, says they had been joyful to host Keisha and can use her story as inspiration for kids by way of their Issa Belief Basis.
In August, Schahaff and her 19-year-old daughter Anastasia Mayers set a historic precedent as the primary Caribbean girls to enterprise into house.
They boarded the Galactic 02 spaceflight from Spaceport America in New Mexico on August 10. The flight, organized by Virgin Galactic, marked not solely its premier personal astronaut mission but in addition its second industrial enterprise to the cosmos.
After she and her daughter returned safely to Earth, the accomplishment turned a second of super delight for her house nation of Antigua and Barbuda and each girls turned on the spot media magnets, showing on main American and British networks to debate the challenges and the triumphs of their extraordinary voyage.
Charles Fernandez, the Tourism Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, expressed the nation’s delight and admiration for the duo, noting their endeavor stands as a testomony to the adventurous spirit of Antigua and Barbuda.
He emphasised that their journey would encourage numerous people who harbor goals of house journey. Furthermore, it displays the resilience and ambition of the Antiguans and Barbudans who persistently problem and overcome limitations.
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