2006 Caribbean Gift and Craft Show

Published: September 28, 2006

Hundreds of Caribbean region exporters and international buyers convened in St. Kitts and Nevis, for the 2006 Caribbean Gift and Craft Show coordinated by Caribbean Export Development Agency, September 14th through 17th.

Featuring predominantly handcrafted items, the annual show is open to high quality, export ready products produced in the 15 member states of the ACP Caribbean Forum, which includes the following countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize,Dominica, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Surinameand Trinidad and Tobago.

Minister of State for Tourism, Sports and Culture, Hon. Richard O. Skerrit, expressed delight at the focus this year’s trade show brings to the numerous small and medium entrepreneurs and their display of creative products, “comes at a critical time in our own economic and social transformation into a robust and vibrant tourism and travel services led economy.”

The products of gift and craft firms from participating countries were displayed in more than 350 booths created by 200 exhibitors in 22 categories at the ocean front Marriott St. Kitts Resort. Aromatherapy, basketry, batik, books, ceramics, clothing, decorative accessories, dolls, glassware, paper products, jewelry, leather, metal works, musical items, paintings, pottery, sculpture, services, specialty foods, spun and woven goods and woodcraft complete the twenty-two categories exhibited to the many international buyers.

Show events featured awards for best booth display, best handcrafted products and outstanding creative packaging; as well as premierCaribbean fashion and rhythm presentations; and a discussion of the most vital issue of intellectual property at a scheduled business seminar.

Co-sponsor of the thirteenth gift and craft show, First Caribbean International Bank provided financial consulting services at their temporary onsite bank branch. Overdraft facility, corporate credit and debit cards, mortgages and credit life insurance services are some of the products offered by First Caribbean’s small business unit region-wide. The Fourteenth Annual Caribbean Crafts and Gift Show will be hosted by Curacao in 2007.



Join GB Info Mailing List! Email:

The author of this article is responsible for the content of the article. Reprinted by permission