GROS ISLET, St Lucia — President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Dr Gene Leon yesterday called on countries across the region to forge greater partnerships in order to fast-track their holistic and sustainable development as individual territories.

In his remarks on Tuesday during the opening ceremony of the regional bank’s 53rd annual general meeting, the president said that while sustainability remains a dream for most countries, its acceleration will require support from a number of stakeholder groups spanning the private sector, government and the international community.

“Sustainable development is too important for it to be the exclusive purview of government. Let us agree we need to share to grow — sharing opportunities, burdens, and responsibilities,” he told guests and delegates gathered for the meeting held at the Sandals Grande St Lucia hotel.

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