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Britain Hails Jamaica for Response to Haiti Crisis

Posted by CaribShout on January 24, 2010 at 2:52pm

BRITAIN'S new high commissioner to Jamaica, Howard Drake, yesterday praised Jamaica for its quick and positive response to the Haitian earthquake crisis. Drake, during his courtesy call on Prime Minister Bruce Golding at Jamaica House, said Britain was committed to playing its part in providing much-needed medical services to the Haitian people. Golding, meanwhile, updated Drake on the Haitian rescue, relief and reconstruction programme. Jamaica, he said, would welcome any assistance from Britain and other donor countries in the effort. In anticipation of the arrival of Haitians here, Golding said Jamaica would be setting up camps, providing medical treatment, food and clothing for them until the situation in Haiti had settled down to allow them to be returned to their country safely. "We will be making the arrangements to take them back to Haiti as soon as things have settled down," he said. Golding also expressed Jamaica's appreciation for the British Government's programme of co-operation and assistance in the area of crime-fighting. "We want to draw on the considerable experience of our UK partners particularly in the area of metropolitan policing as the crime situation continues to be one of our major challenges," Golding said. In the meantime, the Opposition People's National Party yesterday welcomed the decision of the Caribbean Community to appoint former Prime Minister Percival Patterson as its representative on the committee organising the international conference for the reconstruction of Haiti. Spokesperson on foreign affairs and foreign trade, Anthony Hylton, said the selection of Patterson as a member of the international committee on the reconstruction of Haiti is most appropriate as he had "singularly demonstrated his vision and commitment for Haiti as an integral member of Caricom and of the wider international community". SOURCE: Jamaica Observer
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