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Jamaican PM Thanks St. Lucia Govt and People

Contact: Earl Bousquet

Tuesday, July 13, 2004 - Jamaican Prime Minister P.J. Patterson has thanked the Government and people of St. Lucia for the “warm welcome and generous hospitality” he experienced during his recent official visit to the island.

In a letter dated July 5, 2004 from the Jamaica House, the official Office of the Prime Minister, Mr Patterson conveyed his thanks and appreciation for all those who were involved in the planning and execution of the entire multi-faceted programme during his two-day visit.

Prime Minister Patterson noted that “the government and people of Jamaica and St. Lucia have always enjoyed a rich familial relationship.” He noted as well that “our nationals have contributed to the development of both countries and left their indelible mark on the building of our national and regional institutions.”

As our countries move forward to meet the challenges of the new global environment,” said PM Patterson, “it is recognized that to thrive we must continue to strengthen our bilateral relationship and deepen the regional integration process.”

“Undoubtedly,” he continued, the intensification of people to people contact as envisaged in the CSME, will be central to this effort.”
 

The Jamaican Prime Minister said he is “confident that this precedent-setting visit will result in the further strengthening of the relationship between our governments and will redound to the benefit of all our people.”
 

The Jamaican leader and a delegation of diplomatic and private sector representatives recently visited St. Lucia, during which Prime Minister Patterson became the first Caribbean Prime Minister to address a joint sitting of the St. Lucia Parliament.
 

PM Patterson, who paid a courtesy call on Governor General Dame Pearlette Louisy while here, also addressed the local Chamber of Commerce and Jamaicans resident in St. Lucia, as well as students at the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College.
Mr Patterson also visited St. Lucia’s two major sporting facilities, the National Stadium in Vieux Fort and the Beausejour Cricket facility.
 

At the end of his visit, the Jamaican Prime Minister and his St. Lucian counterpart also held a Joint Press Conference before leaving for the 25th Caricom Summit in Grenada at the beginning of this month.

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