BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, The Caribbean Tourism Group (CTO) has named Trinidadian Narendra Ramgulam as its first Deputy Director of Sustainable Tourism, a strategic new put up designed to bolster the area’s dedication to sustainable and regenerative tourism improvement.
Ramgulam’s appointment, formally accredited by the CTO Board of Administrators, marks a pivotal step within the group’s implementation of its Reimagine Plan — a imaginative and prescient targeted on constructing a extra inclusive, resilient, and environmentally accountable tourism sector throughout its member states.
“We’re happy to welcome Narendra to this new management function,” mentioned CTO Secretary-Basic Dona Regis-Prosper. “His contributions over the previous yr have been instrumental, and we’re assured that his experience, innovation, and deep ardour for sustainability will proceed to raise our work throughout the area.”
Ramgulam joined the CTO in 2024 as a Sustainable Tourism Marketing consultant and distinguished himself by way of his technical perception and management in coverage improvement and stakeholder engagement. In his new function, he will likely be chargeable for designing and executing regional methods that promote sustainable tourism practices, construct stakeholder capability, doc and share finest practices, and monitor the affect of assorted sustainability initiatives.
With a robust educational {and professional} background, Ramgulam brings a wealth of expertise to the put up. A broadcast researcher with 13 peer-reviewed articles and e-book chapters, he previously served as Director of Tourism Product Improvement & Vacation spot Administration on the Tobago Tourism Company Restricted. There, his work earned Tobago accolades for sustainability and its strong well being and security response throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
He additionally served as Postgraduate Coordinator and Lecturer on the College of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, the place he mentored the following era of tourism professionals.
Ramgulam is predicted to formally assume duties in mid-August, working out of the CTO’s headquarters in Barbados.
His appointment has been broadly welcomed as a sign of the CTO’s rising emphasis on balancing tourism development with environmental and neighborhood well-being, as Caribbean locations more and more reply to local weather threats, world journey shifts, and native improvement priorities.
