President’s Statements and Speeches
Speeches Presented by Dr. Wm Warren Smith, President
- Statement- Opening Ceremony of the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Caribbean Development Bank’s Board of Governors- Sandals Grande St. Lucian Spa and Beach Resort, St. Lucia – May 22, 2013
- Opening Statement – 30th Annual Meeting of the Contributors to the Special Development Fund- Sandals Grande St. Lucian Spa and Beach Resort, St. Lucia – May 21, 2013
- Welcome Address- 14th William G. Demas Memorial Lecture- Bay Gardens Hotel, St. Lucia- May 21, 2013
- Remarks- Launch of EPA/ CSME Standby Facilities – Accra Beach Hotel & Spa, Barbados – March 22, 2013
- Welcome and Opening Remarks – Strategic Donor Meeting in Support of the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility – Barbados – March 6, 2013
- The Green Climate Fund: Creating Impact Where It Matters Most - Tokyo, Japan – October 13, 2012
- Rethinking Policy to Address Low Growth and High Debt in the Caribbean – Trinidad and Tobago – September 4- 5, 2012
- Remarks – Opening of Regional HQ Building – UWI Mona Campus, Jamaica – June 27, 2012
- Opening Remarks – Launch of Caribbean Growth Forum – Jamaica – June 18, 2012
- Closing Statement – 42nd Annual Meeting of the CDB Board of Governors – Cayman Islands – May 24, 2012
- Seizing the Moment; Seizing the Time – 42nd Annual Meeting of the CDB Board of Governors – Cayman Islands – May 22, 2012
- Remarks at Opening Ceremony of the Sixth Meeting of the World Forum of Catastrophe Programmes – Montego Bay, Jamaica - October 24, 2011
- The Paradigm Shift in Higher Education: A Call for Action – UWI Cave Hill Campus, Barbados – July 7, 2011
- Challenges Involved in Increasing Investments in the Caribbean from CDB’s Perspective – Trinidad and Tobago – June 22, 2011
- Closing Remarks at Forty-First Annual Board of Governors Meeting – Trinidad and Tobago – May 26, 2011
- Caribbean Leadership – Confronting the Anxieties of our People – Trinidad and Tobago – May 25, 2011
Past Presidents’ Speeches and Statements