MINUTES OF THE TOURISM SATELLITE ACCOUNT (TSA) MEETING
MAY 27th 2011
COUNTRY
ATTENDANCE
BAHAMAS
Kelsie Dorsett
Pamela Lowe
Leona Wilson
Department of Statistics
Ministry of Tourism
Department of Statistics
BARBADOS
Denise Haddock
Sue-Ann Bishop
Barbados Statistical Service
Barbados Tourism Authority
JAMAICA
Sonia Jackson
Antoinette Lyn
Carol Coy
Statistical Institute of Jamaica
Jamaica Tourist Board
Statistical Institute of Jamaica
Carla Cupid
Tourism Development Company
Tamara Daniel
Tourism Development Company
Rodinald Soomer
Organization of Eastern Caribbean States
(OECS)
Winfield Griffith
Sean Smith
Sharon Coward
Nekeisha Grant
Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO)
Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO)
Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO)
Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO)
REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
AGENDA
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
Review of the minutes for the Introductory TSA meeting.
Assessment of the Terms of Reference for the Regional Coordinating Committee.
Analysis of the proposed Budget.
Other Business
Date of next meeting
The meeting was called to order at 11 am by Mr. Winfield Griffith.
I.
Review of the Minutes for the Introductory TSA meeting
Clarification was requested as to which organization was responsible for making a formal
proposal for funding OECS countries through the Caribbean Development Bank.
This concern was addressed by Mr. Griffith; he stated that CTO was responsible for making
the proposal.
It was agreed that:All other matters in the minutes reflected what transpired in the first TSA meeting.
II.
Assessment of the Terms of Reference (TOR) for the Regional Coordinating Committee
(RCC)
There was considerable discussion about the membership and meetings outlined in the
Project Administration section of the TOR document.
a. Membership
It was a common belief that membership should have a cross representation. An assertion
was made to include a representative from the following institutions; the United Nations
Economic Commission of Latin America and the Caribbean (UNECLAC), CARICOM Secretariat,
Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS),
Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB). A team of experts from the aforementioned
institutions can only add value and comprehensive knowledge to the Committee.
However, there still remain some concerns about having too large a committee.
b.
III.
Meetings
It was suggested in the Terms of Reference that the Committee schedule meetings once every
month. However, there were some objections to this suggestion; it was considered to be too
frequent. Recommendations were made to meet once every two months. A unified
agreement was made that in the initial stages of the project the Committee ought to meet
once monthly.
Analysis of the proposed Budget
It was agreed that the Regional Coordinating Committee would be largely responsible for
managing the budget.
Discussion took place regarding the proposed budget outlined by the Inter-American
Development Bank (IDB); the lack of provision to finance face-to-face meetings was brought
to light. Additionally, there was some concern over financing a consultant from the funds
within the proposed budget. The members sought clarification about provisions to fund the
evaluation of the pre-existing Tourism Satellite Account exercises in Jamaica and the
Bahamas.
It was agreed that the budget be revised and resubmitted to the IDB. Nevertheless, it was
decided that the project should commence before advocating amendments.
IV.
VI.
Other Business
 A common agreement was made to draft a Terms of Reference (TOR) for the
Recruitment of a consultant. It was determined that the CTO held this responsibility.

Members were asked to make recommendations for 3 or 4 consultants. It was agreed
that the consultants are required to provide a work plan for the project. A
comparative assessment will be made, and the committee will make the final
decision.

A National Operational Plan should be prepared by the beneficiary countries and
submitted to the CTO. Each country should select a representative from their
National Inter-Institutional Technical Committee to sit on the Regional Technical
Committee.

A group session will be created on www.onecaribbean.org website, where members
can interact.

The Terms of Reference for the Regional Coordinating Committee, the Regional
Technical Committee and for the Recruitment of a consultant will be distributed
within two weeks from this date. The group will then be notified and a meeting date
will be agreed upon to discuss the abovementioned documents.

A general agreement was made to schedule all other meetings on the 3 rd Thursday in
every month at 2:30pm Eastern Caribbean Time (ECT), 1:30pm Jamaica’s time.
Date of next meeting
The next meeting was tentatively scheduled for June 23 rd, 2011 at 2:30pm.
The Meeting was adjourned at 12:15pm ECT