BWIA makes inaugural flight to Cuba Newsday 06.25.03 Bwia's inaugural flight to Cuba yesterday was a milestone not only for a national carrier but also for local manufacturers. BW 438, non-stop to Havana, touched down at Hose Marti Iinternational Airport at about 11.30 am adding to BWIA's regional expansion efforts. Approximately 23 companies made their way to the communist island in the hopes of forging strong business ties with their Cuban counterparts as part of the five-day trade mission organised by the TTMA in collaboration with Tidco and Republic Bank. Minister Diane Seukeran, who is representing government on the mission, said it was long overdue."This is an excellent idea that was long in the making," she said, noting that the "two islands formed a ring around the Caribbean so it is logical to expand our trade all the way up the island." TTMA officials include President Anthony Hosany, former TTMA president Stuart Dalgliesh, and other representatives including soft drink manufacturer SM Jaleel, Sasha Cosmetics, Sissons Paints and Label House. The official launch of the trade mission will take place today. *************************************************** The owner of Roger's Trinbago Site/TnTisland.com Roj (Roger James) escape email mailto:ejames@xxxxxxxxx Trinbago site: www.tntisland.com Carib Brass Ctn site www.tntisland.com/caribbeanbrassconnection/ Steel Expressions www.mts.net/~ejames/se/ Mas Site: www.tntisland.com/tntrecords/mas2003/ Site of the Week: http://www.carib-link.net/naparima/naps.html TnT Webdirectory: http://search.co.tt *********************************************************