Prime Minister Davis’ Intervention at UN High-Level Meeting
Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response (PPPR) Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) 78th United Nations General Assembly 20 September 2023 New York Mr. President: Some 140 world leaders are expected here in New York this week. Let’s imagine, for a moment, that tomorrow morning, we wake up to the news that a deadly new pathogen is spreading, […]
Prime Minister Davis’s Remarks at the Clinton Global Initiative 2023 Meeting
Thank you, everyone. It’s wonderful to be here to focus together on what we can do, as the Clintons say. They have a marvelous way of keeping the emphasis on action. The people who like to focus on what can’t be done –they’re at a different gathering, we hope. We’re here because there is a lot we can do to close the […]
Prime Minister Davis’s Remarks at the G77+China Havana Summit
Conference Chair Ladies and Gentlemen: To the people and government of the Republic of Cuba, I extend my sincere gratitude for hosting this event. Your hospitality and commitment to South-South partnership and dialogue are genuinely appreciated. Today, we stand at the crossroads of development where science, technology, and innovation (STI) have the potential to significantly […]
Prime Minister Davis’ Remarks at the City Club of Chicago
Ladies and gentlemen: Before I begin my remarks, I want to pause and acknowledge that today is September 11th. For the rest of our lives, we will set aside time on this date, for remembering. Twenty-two years later, the tragedy is still fresh in our minds. But so too is the heroism of the firefighters […]
PRIME MINISTER DAVIS’ REMARKS AT THE ONYX MAGAZINE’S MEN OF HONOR CEREMONY
Ladies and Gentlemen, Good evening and thank you for this immense honour. I am deeply humbled to be standing here tonight. As a young boy growing up with my grandparents, who were never taught to read or write, and were pothole farmers, in a settlement of Old Bight, Cat Island, Bahamas, my early days were […]