British Virgin Islands: Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Honourable D. Orlando Smith, OBE and Deputy Premier and Minister of Natural Resources and Labour, Dr. the Honourable Kedrick D. Pickering, are leading delegations to regional and international forums in the Caribbean and Europe this week, according to a report on the BVInews.com.
Premier Smith is currently representing the Territory at the 7th United Kingdom-Caribbean Forum in Grenada held under the theme, ‘Sustainable Growth Towards Prosperity’. The meeting which began on Friday will conclude on January 22. Discussions are focused on economic resilience, security and the environment.
Premier Smith will then travel to St. Lucia for the 54th Meeting of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Authority from January 23 – 24. Agenda items include the OECS Growth and Development Strategy, Draft Common Tourism Policy and the OECS Economic Union Treaty Implementation. The Premier is being accompanied by Assistant Secretary for External Affairs in the Premier’s Office, Ms. Najan Christopher. He is expected back in the Territory on Tuesday, January 24, the BVInews.com said.
Honourable Pickering, Business Development Liaison, Mr. Kevin Smith, Assistant Secretary for Projects in the Premier’s Office, Mrs. Elvia Smith-Maduro, and Environmental Officer from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Labour, Ms. Tessa Smith, will all travel to Brussels tomorrow to attend the Ministerial Conference of the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCT) of the European Union scheduled for January 23. The Deputy Premier returns to the Territory on Thursday, January 26.
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