John Collins, who covers the Dominican Republic for Caribbean Business, was chosen as winner of the Caribbean Tourism Organization?s Worldwide Travel Writer Award in the category of Best Article in a consumer newspaper, magazine or online publication for the Caribbean region. Collins will attend the Governments of the Caribbean State Ball at the Waldorf Astoria in New York on 6 June, where he will be recognized for his excellence in promoting the Caribbean region. Collins is being honored for his in-depth story on Punta Cana-B?varo Beach, originally published in the newspaper on 23 May 2002.
The journalist says that he is ?particularly pleased that his winning feature is about the tourism miracle in the Dominican Republic.? He explains that he has had ?a quarter-of-a-century love affair with the DR since he first visited it in 1974.?
This, however, has been both a good and a bad year for Collins. Recently named 2003?s Journalist of the Year by the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association (PRMA), and with his work to be recognized during the PRMA?s 75th annual convention in August, Collins has also been diagnosed with an early stage of prostate cancer.
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