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Tourism Chamber CATCAS Reorganizes; Opens it’s Doors Wider

January 12, 2008 | Tags: Community Calendar, Community News, Tourism | Leave a Comment

January 28, 2008
3:30 pmto5:30 pm

The local Chamber of Commerce/Tourism (Camara de Turismo del Caribe Sur or CATCAS) has announced some changes which were approved in their general meeting in October.

Puerto Viejo Artisan Market
Local artisans are invited to join CATCAS

1) The new CATCAS will accept tourism-related business as before but also now is inviting all other businesses or artisans operating throughout the region to join;

2) They will now be representing the communities/subregions of Cahuita, Hone Creek, Upper Talamanca, Puerto Viejo and Manzanillo;

3) They will nominate a new executive council which will have representatives from all of the communiites/sub-regions.

4) Each sub-region as well will nominate a commisson of persons from that community who will present to the excecutive council the issue or problems that require attention, and

5) They will establish a foundation (FUNDAPROCARIBE) with persons of integrity, honesty and prestige. This foundation’s fundamental objective will be to raise funds and donation for specific educational and social projects in our communities.

They are inviting everyone who would like to become part of the new CATCAS or who would just like to know more to come to a meeting Monday January 28 at 3:30pm at the Casa de la Cultura in Puerto Viejo.

This information was supplied by and more information can be solicited from Rolando Soto J., the president of CATCAS.