Last Updated on October 21, 2022, 7:47 AM AST by Anthony Morris
Dr Terrance Michael Drew, Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis travelled to Barbados to attend the 72nd edition of the OECS Authority Meeting. The meeting was hosted for a two-day duration at Little Bay, Montserrat, on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, and October 20, 2022.
He delivered an address on the first day of the event, where he touched on various topics regarding the past and present of the OECS.
Dr Terrance Drew also attended a number of events on the final day of the meeting. The last day of the 72nd meeting of the OECS Authority was reserved for Caucus Plenary Sessions on regional integration matters. Dr Terrance Drew was in attendance at the event. These sessions were centred around enhanced cooperation and topics of information related to reports of various councils and assemblies.
Further, On October 19, 2022, Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew also attended a zoom meeting with the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau and the other heads of government. During the zoom meeting, the various heads of state continued ongoing talks and seeking solutions to the issues faced by Haiti.
During the address that Dr Terrance Drew delivered on the morning of October 19, he urged the attendees of the event must consider his address today against the backdrop of the myriad of challenges which confront leaders of our region. Paramount among these are the economic fallout caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic, disruptions in global supply chains leading to significant increases in the price of essential commodities, the clear and ever-present danger posed by climate change, and, closer to home, the crisis currently experienced by our brothers and sisters in Haiti.
Dr Terrance Drew is attending the 72nd Meeting of the OECS Authority, accompanied by the Permanent Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister, Naeemah Hazelle, and Senior Assistant Secretary, Regional Integration and Diaspora Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister, Samuel Berridge.
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