Founder and Chief Executive Officer Mr. DAVID CARNEGIE, the visionary of what is today Caribbean Costaricans Tour Operator, began his illustrious career starring as center forward on the Costa Rican National Basketball Team from 1980-1996. David also worked 18 years with RECOPE, the Costa Rican Petroleum Refinery in Port Moin as Petroleum Products Quality Control Manager.
With 18 years of experience in the Tourism Industry, David (known locally as "David the Warrior") brings a unique point of view as an Afro-Caribbean Costa Rican. He enjoys interacting with his customers on his 31/28 and 14 passenger Tour busses. David believes that actions as a role model speak louder than words and daily practices leadership by example within his Community.
, whose Afro-American Talk and daily TV Shows are widely heard throughout the USA and on the Internet, helping thousands of disadvantaged young Afro-American boys and girls in major US cities to continue and finish their College Education to graduation through their great and inspiring leadership examples. Andrew Carnegie, President of the Carnegie Foundation, has also successfully donated Grants and Scholarships to many Afro-Americans in South Africa, the United States and in several Caribbean Countries.
Other star Afro-American sports figures such as Vida Blue, Michael Jordan, Clyde Drexler, Magic Johnson, Shaq O'Neal, David Robinson, Karl Malone, Kevin Johnson and also the Great Workhorse Larry Bird are other excellent prospects for attracting Black Investment capital for small Afro-owned and operated micro businesses here in the Southern Caribbean Costa Rican Mainland.
Remember DAVID CARNEGIE, your own Port Limon Native, whose mission in life is RESTORING THE NAME "CARIBBEAN" to the Caribbean Costa Ricans and their Mainland Caribbean,"Home of the Caribbeans","Queen of the Caribbean","Pearl of the Atlantic" and "Gateway to Costa Rica and Panama."
Execution is scheduled to begin this year (2009) and continue in earnest through the year 2014. This Macroproject consists of several components, such as Urban Renovation and Development, Waste Water Treatment, Trash Recycling and Treatment and Historical Building Rescue and Restoration,Decentralized Local Government, Civil Citizenry Organization and Microbusiness facilitation and sustainability in the Private Sector.
The Cruiseship Industry, whose Traveling Paying Customers voted Puerto Limon #1 Favorite Destination of Choice at the Sea Trade Convention in Miami,Florida (March12-15, 2007), also has its eyes on the importance and competitive value of Port Limon as a Homeport for their companies being located South of THE HURRICANE ZONE, on the Caribbean Costa Rican Mainland.With its strategically important location, Port Moin's Major Modernization Improvement Projects also has great intrinsic value for the ability to both store, unload and reload containers due to lack of space near the Atlantic Port City of Colon. This value is becoming increasingly important to Insurers and Investors seeking 40 and 50 year Concessions, betting on the future of their investments. It is important to emphasize the Caribbean not only consists of the West Indies Island communities and countries, but also the Caribbean Costa Rican mainland, an authentically AUTOCHTHONOUS Caribbean Culture.
Introspection and continuing education are the words of the day as the Limonese populace seeks to find a sellable product in an ever-increasing technological age. The speaking of ENGLISH is increasingly important to convince Potential Investors from the USA-Canada-China-Singapore-Australia and Europe their investment will be both secure and profitable.
Additionally, the GREAT EARTHQUAKE and TIDAL WAVE which caused such tremendous misery and destruction in the Indian Ocean area, rarely occurs in thePort of Limon, nor in all of Costa Rica or Panama.
For these reasons,and the PEACEFUL NATURE of the Limonense populace, the Homeport Projectand future investment in the Private Sector are highly regarded by Lloyd’s of London, the ”AAA” Luxury Cruiseship and Yacht Marina Insurers. At this time, there are at least 20 Yacht Club Projects interested in the Caribbean Zone between Parismina (near Tortuguero) and Manzanillo near the Panamanian-Costa Rican Marine Border.
The goals of the Caribbean Costa Ricans are to make Puerto Limon a viable World- Class Tourist Destination OUTSIDE the Hurricane Belt, with an abundance of rainfall and fresh water resources, while recovering and reliving the best of our Cultural Values of bygone days in today's ultra-technological age.
Why areIndia-Japan-Europe and even China, investing in their own Cultures here in Limon Province of Costa Rica? Beacause each of these Cultures are also Historically entwined in this wonderful "sald bowl" of peoples from around the world who love the peace and quiet escape which our beloved Northern-Central-Southern Caribbean Costa Rica provides 12 months of every single year.
The future leaders of the Caribbean Costa Ricans are our children and grandchildren from all these diverse ECULCULTURAL backgrounds, looking for Community role models to emulate, such as our Founder and General Manager Mr. DAVID CARNEGIE. Our Group desires for each of you to personally view, contemplate, and make your own value judgments, both economically and culturally of the Caribbean Costa Ricans.
Return home to your own diverse communities, whether large or small, looking into the faces of your own children and grandchildren and remembering to leave the best part of your own culture and yourself with them, having now seen a new and wonderful view of how people of distinct economic, social, religious and political backgrounds can indeed live in harmoniously, accepting one another, protecting their common environment, whether the seashore, lowlands or mountains, mutually enjoying the "Pura Vida" (Pure Life), blessings which our Creator ,Sustainer andComing King JESUS CHRIST has richly bestowed upon all of us, both individually and collectively.
