NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (June 30, 2022) — Mr. Devon Liburd has been confirmed to the position of Chief Executive Officer at the Nevis Tourism Authority (NTA), effective from July 1, 2022. The announcement was made by Hon. Mark Brantley, Premier of Nevis, at his monthly press conference in the Cabinet Room of the Nevis Island Administration on June 30, 2022. Liburd had been serving as the NTA’s Interim Chief Executive Officer since February 2022. Premier Brantley described Liburd as a career tourism professional with more than 20 years’ experience in sales and marketing, who has been employed at the NTA since its inception in 2001. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Tourism Management from the University of the West Indies and a Master of Sciences in Strategic Tourism Management from the CERAM European School of Business in France.
“I’m delighted that the Board of Directors has confirmed my appointment as CEO of the NTA. The past few months have had its challenges but with the support of the Minister of Tourism, the Board of Directors and the staff, I have been able to overcome them, and I look forward to moving the Nevis Tourism Authority and tourism on Nevis forward,” said Liburd. He plans to continue seeking support from all sectors to make the destination a leading one: “I will continue to seek the support of everyone including our hoteliers, our stakeholders and our international partners, as we strive to grow the destination as the premier destination of choice to all prospective visitors.”