Executive Director of the Tallahassee-Sint Maarten Foundation (TLH-SXMF) Arthur (Arturo) Lugisse who is currently on a working visit to the island says there are investments and joint ventures within the hospitality sector for businesses interested in the Tallahassee/Sint Maarten partnership.
Prior to arriving on the island July 27, Lugisse who received an invitation from President of National Association of Black Hotel Owners, Operators & Developers (NABHOOD, www.nabhood.com) Andy Ingraham for Sint Maarten hospitality students to attend this event, was able to have the authorities send two students to represent the island with other Caribbean students at the National Association of Black Hotel Owners, Operators & Developers 14th Annual International African American Hotel Ownership & Investment Summit & Trade Show from July 21-24 in Miami, Florida.
Lugisse who has been assisting Andrew Ingraham and attending the summit for the last years, was able to meet with African American Hotel owners, national leaders, and top industry professionals, where he learned about hotel ownership, investments and supplier diversity. The NABHOOD Summit has been the vehicle for hotel developers to meet important persons in the industry.
"African Americans have a lot of spending power. I see possible joint ventures in multiple areas such as entertainment, cultural heritage and attractions, just to name a few. There is potential, the island has a lot to offer and I’am encouraging the business community to tap into this resource that the Tallahassee-Sint Maarten partnership has to offer," Executive Director of the TLH-SXM Foundation Arthur Lugisse told the Government Information Service (GIS) on Monday.
Lugisse who is available to meet with Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs), individuals, students, businesses, associations and other entities until and including Thursday, August 12, says he has a wealth of information on the possibilities and opportunities related to the Tallahassee-Sint Maarten partnership.
The partnership includes joint relationships in the following areas, infrastructure, environment, human resources’, health, police matters, EMS Ambulance services, meteorology, agriculture, fire department, technology, arts and culture, youth issues (juvenile delinquency, gang development), sports, financial options, and assorted joint ventures including education possibilities for those who didn’t get study financing (Dutch, French or a Caribbean national) to still enter the Florida A&M University in Tallahassee at in-state tuition which is almost one third of the costs of out of state.
Businesses and educational institutions seeking to explore and develop programs/projects/policies/products/services in conjunction with entities out of Tallahassee for Sint Maarten can contact Arthur Lugisse up until and including Thursday, July 12 at the Victorious Living Office, Backstreet #158B or call 520-1802, 542-2663 or send an email to positivebuy@hotmail.com or via the foundations website www.tlh-sxmf.org