Caribbean Countries Need Each Other

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley is of the firm view that Caribbean countries cannot confront the realities of climate change without cooperating with one another.

Ms. Mottley expressed this view last evening as she delivered remarks during the opening ceremony of the 65th Meeting of the Organisation of the Eastern Caribbean States’ (OECS) Authority, in Saint Lucia.

She told her audience that the region was reminded of its own fragility in 2017 when some islands were devastated by hurricanes.

“The only way we can move forward, conscious that we’ve already started another hurricane season, is by recognising that our fragility requires of us an effort and a commitment that goes beyond anything that we have seen thus far. It is impossible for any one of us to confront the realities of climate change without cooperation.

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