A Grenadian high school student has emerged winner of this year’s CTO/Travel & Leisure Tourism Youth Congress, organised by Travel + Leisure in collaboration with the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO). Jesma Noel of the Westmoreland Secondary School in St. George’s, out performed 15 other Caribbean “Junior Minister of Tourism” to emerge winner of the event held here as part of the programme for the CTO’s Annual General Meeting. Jason Yearwood of Queen’s College just outside the Barbados capital, Bridgetown placed second and Kaeiron Saunders-Rogers, a student of the Antigua Girls High School in St. John’s , was third. The 16 students, representing their respective countries as “Junior Ministers and Commissioners of Tourism” at the Youth Congress, were challenged to discuss climate change and to suggest ways to focus greater attention on the subject and its impact on the tourism sector. They also debated a “mystery topic” which challenged them to “market” what’s unique about their countries. Noel won US$500 and a laptop computer. Her school will also receive US$1000. Yearwood received US$300 and Saunders-Rogers, US$200. Last year’s winner Emerald Williams of St. Kitts chaired this year’s event, which is sponsored by Travel & Leisure, with support from the Naismith Basketball Foundation and Air Jamaica . Contact: Johnson JohnRose (246) 427-5242 jjohnrose@caribtourism.com