Former Prime Minister Patterson sees key role for CARICOM in Haiti rebuilding

Dominica News Online - Friday, March 12th, 2010 at 7:31 AM
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He argued that while the earthquake had exacerbated the situation of poverty in the country, the challenge was now to convert catastrophe into positive opportunity.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – Former Jamaica Prime Minister PJ Patterson says the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) must safeguard its position at the steering wheel, as Haiti embarks on a long road to recovery following the effects of the January 12 catastrophic earthquake.

Patterson, who is the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) Special Representative to Haiti, issued the comments as he addressed a public education forum in St. Lucia ahead of his presentation of a special report to regional heads of government in Dominica on Friday, regarding CARICOM’s intervention in Haiti.

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