It is not a period of crisis, but a time of opportunity

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This is the opinion held by some of the sector's specialists at the 32nd Caribbean-Central American Action (CCAA) Conference which ended last week in Miami.

The CCAA is a private and independent organization that promotes the development of the economy geared towards the private sector in the Caribbean Basin and the entire Western Hemisphere. It meets annually in Miami to analyze the future of the region.

"One of the topics that has been discussed in the Caribbean is a common tourism effort. The region plans to set up a $600 million fund for the sector's market. And it has to do it now. They cannot continue to just talk about it," said Anton Edmunds, president and executive director of the CCAA.

Source: elsoldelaflorida.com

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