Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) e utloile bohloko haholo ebile e makalitsoe ke ho hlokahala ha Moprofesa Rex Nettleford. Caribbean e lahlile letšoao la 'nete, mora ea inehetseng, mohlanka ea ikemiselitseng le' mampoli ea chesehang oa boits'oaro ba eona.
Prof. Nettleford e ne e le motsoalle oa Mokhatlo oa Bahahlauli ba Caribbean 'me o ne a lula a labalabela ho fana ka pono ea hae e sa tloaelehang, pono e ikhethang, le bohlale bo tebileng neng kapa neng ha re mo etela. E ne e le boinehelo ba hae bo sa feleng le bo sa thekeseleng tikolohong eo, joalo ka monna ea nang le talenta e ngata ea Caribbean, e entseng hore CTO e mo meme ho fana ka puo ea bohlokoa Kopanong ea Bohahlauli ea Caribbean ho 2003 mme a mo hlahise Khau ea Lifetime Achievement moketeng oa rona oa ho qala Seboka sa Selemo le Selemo sa Bohahlauli ba Caribbean ka Phuptjane 2008. Ts'ebetso ea hae ketsahalong ena - e, puo e ngoe le e ngoe eo a faneng ka eona ketsahalong ea CTO e ne e hlile e le ts'ebetso - e ne e sa lebalehe.
Prof. Nettleford o ile a fana ka bophelo ba hae le litalenta ho Caribbean, 'me ka lebaka lena re batho ba molemo. Hoa ruta hore ketso ea hae ea ho qetela e ne e le ho thusa ho bokella chelete bakeng sa Univesithi ea West Indies (UWI), moo e neng e le motlatsi oa mokhanselara ea tsoileng matsoho. Lefa la hae e tla ba le tšoarellang. Ho hlokahala ha hae ho siile sekheo seo ho tla ba thata ho se koala.
Lelapa lohle la CTO le fetisetsa matshediso a rona ho lelapa la Nettleford, hammoho le lelapa le atolositsweng la Caribbean leo Prof. Nettleford a le hodisitseng ka ho toba le ka tsela e sa tobang; UWI; Khampani ea National Dance Theatre ea Jamaica, eo a e thehileng le ho e etella pele ka nako e ka bang halofo ea lekholo la lilemo; le bohle ba llelang tahleho ya hae.
SEO U LOKELANG HO SE NKA HO SEHLOOHO ENA:
- It was his unrelenting and unapologetic devotion to the region, as a multi-talented Caribbean man, that led the CTO to invite him to give the key note address at the Caribbean Tourism Conference in 2003 and present him with our Lifetime Achievement Award at our inaugural Annual Caribbean Tourism Summit June 2008.
- Nettleford was a friend of the Caribbean Tourism Organization and was always keen to offer his extraordinary vision, unique perspective, and profound wisdom whenever we called on him.
- The Caribbean has lost a true icon, a dedicated son, a committed servant and an ardent champion for, and defender of, its identity.
