"Sir Everton (Weekes) was … a most amazing pioneer in West Indies cricket - a gentleman and quite simply a wonderful human being. I got to spend a couple hours with him last year just sitting at his home and talking with him, at a time when he was recovering from a serious illness. I have never known a more humble and gentle human being. I grew to appreciate his sense of humor and his love of people, and witnessed the love and respect that so many held for him in Barbados and across the entire region. I am so privileged to have known this amazing West Indian legend and gentleman.” - Ricky Skerritt, President, Cricket West Indies
“The boys have worked hard and it’s good to see it pay off. This is one of the best performances, one of the best victories, we've had as a group in Test cricket. We worked really hard. To me, yesterday was probably one of my best days in Test cricket. It was a hard, long toil and the bowlers really put it in. Every time I asked a bowler to come up and give a spell, they came up trumps and gave a massive effort. Credit must be given to everyone ... it was a hard-fought day of Test cricket and we really reaped the rewards at the end.” - Jason Holder, Captain, West Indies Cricket Team
“The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an unprecedented disruption. International tourist arrivals have fallen dramatically, and destinations that rely on the sector for jobs and economic well-being such as small islands will be hit the hardest. As such, measures to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on these states and to stimulate the recovery of tourism are now more critical than ever.” - Zurab Pololikashvili, Secretary-General, UNWTO
"We’re not fooling ourselves. We fully expect to see a slow return of travel. We expect those (destinations) that do open up in the coming months will take some time to see hotel occupancy levels even approach 50 percent.” - Frank Comito, CEO and Director General, Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (New York Times)
“The U.S. is our livelihood, making up 50 percent of our market, up to 70 percent if you add cruisers. We don’t have the same luxury as Europe to ban Americans outright, so we have to manage as best we can in order to stay alive." - Edmund Bartlett, Minister of Tourism, Jamaica (Travelweek)
"At a time like this, scorching irony, not convincing argument, is needed. (Oh)! had I the ability, and could reach the nation's ear, I would, today, pour out a fiery stream of biting ridicule, blasting reproach, withering sarcasm, and stern rebuke. For it is not light that is needed, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind and the earthquake. The feeling of the nation must be quickened; the conscience of the nation must be roused; the propriety of the nation must be startled; the hypocrisy of the nation must be exposed; and its crimes against God and man must be proclaimed and denounced." - Frederick Douglass, American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman
"If you don't UNDERSTAND yesterday, you'll be CONFUSED about today and REPEAT the past tomorrow." - A.R. Bernard, Founder and Senior Pastor, Christian Cultural Center
