PM warns of crime's threat to economy

Fri, Apr 10th 2015, 01:36 PM

CRIME and security risks “rank high among the principal threats and obstacles” to growth in the region, Prime Minister Perry Christie told the CARICOM-US Summit in Kingston, Jamaica yesterday, stressing that Caribbean countries value the support of the United States in this area.

Mr Christie, the current chair of CARICOM, addressed US President Barack Obama who was present for the meeting.

Mr Christie said he was speaking for the region’s youth, who need a sense of hope, job prospects and good educational opportunities.

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