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VMBS PRIZE $20,000 FOR 2017 TSEA CHAMPION 2017 Tourism Service Excellence Awards (TSEA) Individual National Champion Mikhailla Robinson of the Jamaica Pegasus (3rd left) was presented with her prize of a $20,000 voucher and passbook from the Victoria Mutual Building Society (VMBS). The presentation was made by President and Chief Executive Officer of VMBS, (2nd left) Courtney Campbell at the Tourism Product Development Company Ltd. (TPDCo) office in Kingston. Sharing in the moment are (left) Carrole Guntley, Chair of the TSEA and Executive Director of the TPDCo, Dr. Andrew Spencer. The TSEA was created by the Ministry of Tourism to recognize and reward tourism workers and entities that consistently provide excellent customer service within the tourism sector. The awards, which is implemented by TPDCo and funded by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), saw its 2017 staging on March 17, 2018 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre. TSEA committee member Marline Stephenson Dalley presents National Champion for the organization category, Hyatt Ziva and Zilara (represented by Betty-Ann Brown) with their FLOW prize. The TSEA committee hosted a debriefing and appreciation luncheon for the judges at the Terra Nova hotel in Kingston 7