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Deputy Prime Minister Hon. Shawn K Richards is currently in Dubai leading a very strong delegation at the first ever UAE – Caribbean Cooperation Forum. The delegation includes Premier Mark Brantley , Hon. Lindsay Grant, NIA Minister Hon. Eric Evelyn .
The delegation also include Permamnent Secretaries Kaye Bass and Jasmine Warner-Weeks, Ambassador Jonel Powell, along with Director of Culture Troy Mills, President of theChamber of Industry and Commerce Faron Lawrence and His Excellency Justin Kareem Hawley the St.Kitts-Nevis Consul-General on Dubai.

The forum takes place from Nov. 24 to 26, and will be looking to “explore potential to boost economic cooperation between the UAE and the Caribbean,”

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The forum is expected to contribute to increasing cooperation between the UAE and the Caribbean countries in the cultural, trade, investment, and technology domains.