Two entries submitted on Dominica's behalf for CTO's Travel Media Awards, selected as finalists

Two of the entries submitted on behalf of Dominica for the CTO's Travel Media Awards during Caribbean Week New York, have been selected by the judges as finalist in their various categories.
 
The entries, Caribbean's Nature Island; Dominica Draws Nature Seekers by Jill Robinson which first appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, then SF Gate and Dominica; An A-Typical Carnival destination by Baz Dreisinger in the Globe and Mail for Best Feature in a Foreign Medium.
 
The winners of the media awards will be revealed at the awards luncheon at Caribbean week on June 2nd 2016.
 
147 entries qualified for the competition this year, well over 40 percent than the previous record set last year.
 
Tourism Minister, Sen. Robert Tonge, says this achievement of reaching the finals must be celebrated.