Saint Lucia wants Speedy Action on Projects

Contact: John Emmanuel

Friday, October 19, 2001 -- St. Lucia’s Minister of  Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Senator Julian Hunte, has expressed concern about the slow pace of implementation of some European Union-funded development projects in the Caribbean.

Speaking at the 11^th meeting of Ministers of the Caribbean Forum (CARIFORUM) of the African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) grouping, held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel here on Wednesday, Hunte called for “a dispassionate assessment of the reasons for the inordinate delays”.

“We need to act speedily to remove whatever shortcomings that might exist in these arrangements,” the minister said, pointing to the need for the Caribbean to demonstrate to European citizens  that European-funded projects “were impacting significantly on the lives of the region’s people.

The CARIFORUM ministerial conference preceded a meeting on  Thursday with officials of the European Commission, the EU’s executive arm.

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