The 2025 St. Christopher Air and Seaports Authority Tourism Youth Congress, took place in St. Kitts, on Friday, May 16^th, 2025 at the Royal Saint Kitts Hotel.

It featured six secondary school students discussing various topics on enhancing the region’s tourism industry.

Topping the competition was Mary Shelford of the Immaculate Conception Catholic School. She is now the 2025 Junior Minister of Tourism and will go on to represent St. Kitts at the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s Regional Tourism Youth Congress.

Camira Williams of the Verchild’s High School and Ornique Finch of the Saddler’s Secondary School were titled the first and second runners up respectively.

Additionally, Ornique Finch earned an additional title – the Best Presenter, while the Basseterre High School received the School Spirit Award.a