Lorraine Headley Appointed Antigua´s New Tourism Chief

The Government of Antigua and Barbuda is appointing Miss Lorraine Headley as its new Director General of Tourism.

Miss Headley who joined the Ministry of Tourism in 1999, has worked closely with the private sector and the Antigua Hotels and Tourist Association, as Project Manager of the three year Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Development Program.

Ms. Headley believes that this experience has enhanced her understanding of the needs of the private sector and will assist in strengthening relationships with stakeholders.

Miss Headley began her career in the Government service in 1990 in the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Commerce as Coordinator of Industrial Development.

From 1992 she worked for the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States as Tourism Economist where she played a technical role in the evaluation and policy planning of tourism and related sectors in the eight islands comprising the OECS, and provided management support for the three year European Union OECS Tourism Development Program. Miss Headley returned to tourism as Product Development Officer at the Ministry of Tourism in 1999.