Friday, December 17, 2010

Lauderhill Visits Sister City in Trinidad

This week Mayor Richard J Kaplan will be leading a Lauderhill delegation, along with County Commissioner Dale Holness, to visit Trinidad and specifically Lauderhill's Sister City, Chaguanas.

Approximately 20 members will be in the delegation, including several Lauderhill business persons. The purpose of the trip is to establish international business trade and art/cultural exchanges. These programs fit directly into Lauderhill International Business Incubator Program, and Lauderhill Arts Incubator Program.

Meetings have been arranged with the Prime Minister, The Minister of Sports and Minister of Culture and Tourism (among several other Ministers), the Trinidadian-American Chamber of Commerce, Chaguanas Chamber of Commerce and the Manufacturers Association.

Mayor Kaplan is not using taxpayer dollars for his travel, but is bring material about Lauderhill to share.

For more information from a Trinidad newspaper see:
http://guardian.co.tt/news/general/2010/12/06/chaguanas-mayor-joins-city-lauderhill

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