Honourable William C. Allen, Governor for The Bahamas and Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Distinguished Governors, President Sir Neville Nicholls, Vice Presidents, Directors and Staff of the CDB, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Honourable Ministers of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations
Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba
Your Excellency the Secretary-General of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS)
Your Excellency the Assistant Secretary-General of the Organisation of American States
Your Excellency the representative of Panama
Delegates
Members of the Media
Colleague Ministers
Secretary-General
Distinguished Delegates
Members of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen
Mr Secretary-General
Ministerial colleagues
Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen
During the past year, St. Kitts and Nevis, has had the honour and the privilege, to chair the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR). In fact, we in St. Kitts and Nevis, have been very fortunate, to be the Chair, of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) and since January 1, to have taken over the Chairmanship of the Principal organ of the Community - the Heads of Government.
Honourable Ministers of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations
Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba
Your Excellency the Secretary-General of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS)
Your Excellency the Assistant Secretary-General of the Organisation of American States
Your Excellency the representative of Panama
Delegates
Members of the Media
Colleague Ministers
Secretary-General
Distinguished Delegates
Members of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen
Mr Secretary-General
Ministerial colleagues
Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen
During the past year, St. Kitts and Nevis, has had the honour and the privilege, to chair the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR). In fact, we in St. Kitts and Nevis, have been very fortunate, to be the Chair, of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) and since January 1, to have taken over the Chairmanship of the Principal organ of the Community - the Heads of Government.
The Hon Prime Minister Basdeo Panday;
The Hon Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles;
President of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago;
Honourable Ministers;
Mr. Jose Antonio Ocampo, Executive Secretary, ECLAC;
Secretary- General of the ACS;
Dr. Len Ishmael, Director, ECLAC Sub-Regional Office in the Caribbean;
Members of the diplomatic Corps;
Other Distinguished Guests;
Ladies and Gentlemen.
Representatives of United Nations Specialised Agencies
Representatives of CARICOM Associated Institutions;
Other Distinguished Guests;
Ladies and Gentlemen
Your Excellency Sir Cuthbert Sebastian, Governor-General of St. Kitts and Nevis; Honourable Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community; Members of the Federal Government of St. Kitts and Nevis and the Nevis Island Assembly; Hon. Justice Satrohan Singh of the Eastern Caribbean Appeal Court, Resident Judge, His Lordship Justice Neville Smith, Dr. Edwin Carrington, Secretary-General of CARICOM, Mr. Swinbourne Lestrade, Director General of the OECS, Mr.