Bahamas
The
IBahamas
12th Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development
High Level Segment
Preparations for the International Meeting in Mauritius (SIDS)
STATEMENT BY SENATOR, THE HONOURABLE MARCUS BETHEL,
MINISTER OF HEALTH
COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS
ON BEHALF OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM)
NEW YORK, 30 APRIL, 2004
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ishAsuu stsmh taeaa igntniml aosbeebl teaftol led rcm euovesme ntlomots pa,u mcinnte idatnyent e dond uew irene dw amsil nluo dasf roto eawuacr s top bofe ofoo lsdppullpyeso. tiarnti unthanebit lyae r tedoae asv edoleof qpwumaateetner,tl ,ys i asan dsitdhaorteirots.n sN atonhwde
Mr. Chairman
vhmIeinner dyyer otariuennragc soe tspshu eaernin ngidngl og,c braseantaaldlttye et hmaseoge lridnnetttie oeodnrnn s ta.Aatrpiogrniel at1sl 9.c"tohmyYmoouuu nsitstaytt reiesds n stoheta dot n"tth hterea cnbker oewadhd e tpnoi ciott vucoeremr ciesos mn tooet
sgTuohpevpe osrtrnat mtyeoemunre tcnso;ts nt hcmleua sNdioeGn o.Ov ecro tmhem cuonuitrys,e Yoof uththe, l aesxtp tewrots w aenedk sth bey ppraivrtaicteip asentcst ofrro amll
tsohAhuvoossewsstraeewei nshvhasienebirdnllm erigas ef n utudhct uneebras yer c .aewcnpehOdopa ucrttrtr as earb aepoltspeefp e toeiahfnq rewsus ii ebpttao irlabi otblryecee, e a ntaenoo ddd ms iamneaugcetntsuaet inrrnse ihngo ogf cofwfauhr l rao o,svl luoieetlr rnui wsptgi oheeaneo. slspm.tlrieSnu gugth,cg wehleii rlal nr ociogvoehtn rttcd otoio tmbio aeen
iiInmn tpthhleeem BCeaanrrbtiabatbdioeonas noP,f r wtohgeer ahsmauvsmetae si nopafe bAnlect ttdihoeenv .lealsotp tmweon yt egaorasl sa swsee seslainbgo roauter dp raongdr easgsr eine dth teo
IrsPneur gos1gito9arani9nma4al mb wrleeee p od oafe rgAvtsrcee tlsioeohpndom. wwe,in twht o etfh hoeau ivrn est emwranolarl kvteiuodlnn edarilla icgboelemn etmlyco utnono iitmmy ipeolsne. m aAe sbn oltuu terh nepa rBitniaotnr bfaoalr da tonhsde
atdaWhsecasevkti es nhftlroaoaawvnpnecmklee ldeyd ao nghnntae deas swe sbsfoifeitos heptr atnrasin m phwcpoaeesrr.reiteliycl eO iinoa a nfto ni ocuodonru t ubrrt eheroassowcets nhi en,te h. or.l;eoef taugresesintt,i . mwsewsaepitrmeeec m dimaeinllovygem waloegitphane itrndses stpo paafe rcsctnatt rteloomrn stg r,aa cwnduehdr ro aewsnneedt
ilshheTenpaonhvsviwveetteeiil t rsC ut ob;ootnaei fop mreoinlunbiuemar birsnnli e tutbccesaeread,ne spsfa ltRauus ecscrienefittgtfgausyoi.oiao rnauttnasinrnac,bd gelol e rtureh ahrpe teueeo nrmscridst oa ooirnnnfew og immndm eteieenixvcnrdpe,nt s;elsao coutpitcosacmi ntoatiehaonl nalnas tetsnt rwc" daoOoi iftenn hnbnioiennuvm g roiarg ifoci neco ngotoumernnrorei tnnmwenagxttalh atp i;nlo owv fapc uhenhulidanaglakelhlt eri noapenanboxgtstivieleoi.et"srnirn e Itaianyssll
In undertaking the review of the BPOA, particularly in the effort to produce an
tsbIohmiiutgeuptg acCleetoiamsomrtni ebc,en bht thdeaaaaoltltienoc i,nsnu ig mntooe fef satinshac teytt o ftBooo cu arao rrt lbnhhl avmiegdi nheIonc msaet nebP tderhrn roersaag Itporniaoifdt mentlhyrame niln a eAMc toilroleeifan aeAnastccilin nteCiggo oo n vffm,o u Sirlmtnm hteuhaarnealsli b tIRbysile ileotacyvfno. itdmeh weSe t racaeltneaedalsitr yt Fht ouoa rftu t oosh uueinrrr
dAbDeyguv aetehi nltoeo, p aomfasv ecehntroirgt riihdssli inofguguhr tttfsheoieddcr eu ine sox tuaohrcne ec sCrobinamatrtriielobadlb,r e bwpayren oa ibmRnlceeormgneigaos sn oiinatnhl g etRhlry ee thf pilniaondrrggt s oeo:uurr rd cpeouvnrecsleuoriptn iosn fgd s rcuooswutannientrdaie boslue.t
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? a narrow range of resources which forces undue specialization;
? veuxlcneesrsaibveility dtoe pgleonbadle dnecveel oopnm ienntetsr;national trade resulting in severe
? overuse, and hence premature depletion of resources;
relatively small lenses of watersheds and limited supplies of fresh water; ?
? thraignhspopretart icoanp aintad ccoomstm oufn aicdamtioinn;istration and infrastructure, including
? lpimroivteidde i nsisgtnitiufitcioannat le ccaopnaocmitiieess oaf nsdc adloemestic markets which are too small to
and reduced competitiveness.
fccvplJoooouluracu mlsauncntsteep tiar o retigsaoento ib s,toc iv lsouoceeonamr r t .nnpto poAneh eotodnyht et sdae b.sir cyaeirgae l rtnolahu iuelfolieirxtcu isiesasg msntthhe t aolaniytlftc l ,aitess hof e fetipesre euc nmhtne eit , gho wthhhen ialcg lywytoh vtomtlhyoure l pldtanr e sapemtmdpritaaeiravebr lkedlcl eee piga tprt,lto oeoen dnb onauda a ecelct xtunmuieortla tamneulr crplkdeeoteiiv snoote aonfpl sm srlitaes eio cecrbfeiss peC . eri dnAaoxugrc teimr ibmte ytbamoa ear dekoaneelunydtr
tsOmMreaEar'd.3rC ikCnnDeg htt' s haaa edircrr ecmadecneaisgsvnsieao.,m nso teWutaonrt tieeoes q.nchuo aoaWnvfloei zesm e osk eimtneaeosexnw a c oto aitfouh nonrins u io.onrn tte e Wsmcrunoeoranv batioiivlroemeen c ilaweiavlsp iitbn ihtdugaous lu.teihnt ietsso spi nseth csoeieua lcrlo tarsoensrg d soio hdfn aipf.kfreeeWrnfee nebret yihna tatthievaedel
cdhpaTmoerunhaiuvvmderneka rateetlthoretn ispoei s.smrss ee aeaescn rnwote otau;h r sdrt ocyhdd seoeaittssiveroe.eem n T lwroaihechplao qoomlsul byceie rso renrtenaedtc tcqar rtiluubroeeiui trtiw tenraeaegdl lit noambfo weaouria unnssyrdtgc d foi daeliuuvecnrreev temrie,fsd icltoi otot ysoapd taw n ahondyaiugd rtmrh deg lpsyocroe hrttewhorna ep otiohnslleuoaee rgnd f mopi caerroao nvorldde euru re er,cc sxptdoiepvuemaeebvrr peliscieeclehont c iapctatineoevndrdded;
kWneo war teh awte tlol abwuialdre r ethsailite tnhcee g wloeb aml uresat lditiiveesr sdiifcyt aotuer tehcaot nwoem bieusild. oWure r eksnioliewn cthea; tw toe
sWduivseet akrsinnifaoybw ole ut hdr eaevtc eoglnoopoommd eigensot. vweer nmaunscte d, eavte alollp l ecvaepalsc,i tiys, cpraitritcicaul ltaor lyth heu amtatani ncmapeancti toyf.
sbhTuoahclvedhe e c asao tlsu watneatttpyer isimes sh pt hatosedf tCrooigp AcheRrtne wI aCeatceOyo Matno os haminacgihvelieese . va mAe sasptr rrkaooe gnrter gaeg nstiorsdan. de wictioeon nho aomvfy ev. iebmWrabena tra dkreeedm c ooonnc vroainncceiee osdf; ttwhhaeet
tfpeAsdnLiamrcoeoamiotomnmhsebene.tlo eroetwiachcm m5rneeaais4delc,te. i. k ct7nshp se ieapn e vgTte pdiPeeorhosrcenvl.yoler ce uurinWneer gtnsUs ,eih tmunsNr ula atteDoscrhiednt uPiii sv ntrlt o e dhriapefs ia tcbiolaonetai l uglatlatih et tsdlgyhled er iooy daodtf rhus wiuntatn hasdootde ruem,fti o lamrwidorenn e rosioctie s ucapls umlrtrththae dsofa t oeclwionocro f ss a ahugai nntanloh dgpyl avf" o cate"oC lrruolfree AnuttLdhhsmraRieo obpteyirIilnolvCii ntt cpeayAOtou "rsami nl aMatntdhenotdi uero" cir cwcnireortaese esue ng daoanc i rcmlrotievenirtn eey i llzoLoo ,eot sasmhinvititnne iseiniggcis,rr
rnAirDmeeesesapc ivllweoiiezesrelentosa c ptabenhmrr,ety ilcney ssa,ngp tptl eee ictapcatln osiluaid zsslt i ounaa a rgnstelr dlouw r tnldeoey iea fpaftvlehiprezroepreevy rn 1 iowdat2aidaehctvht aehtahtd Sn tei htsena em esga seMeet id aosoastnnrua os orkoi fpt tefisopu .tmo shdr eatIeun lvlCnt Teeviotulroyonml gnpianeme thcitroiehaasnrebpsealraienol cwt Mn eiiten cyeo o gemnanlt oniouSnbdmsgua t esil leiteztnasaath ,kitu naiemosan n otbcah.rleleeel
cieTsuno lt tvouini rrsseoie nsontmf ttdheeeannstct p Seteom ro auautnlirlo s Inpsu olasapntnauddi ln daDaeteibsovplneeos ltolie spinvminec.grlse S aotsfa itrneisgsk bl eaevnaedr l tsah deov fb aprnuocnvete oraft nyth ,a eocsucere aepdxtajpunosctsmee e oonf utasr
I thank you.
IBahamas
12th Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development
High Level Segment
Preparations for the International Meeting in Mauritius (SIDS)
STATEMENT BY SENATOR, THE HONOURABLE MARCUS BETHEL,
MINISTER OF HEALTH
COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS
ON BEHALF OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM)
NEW YORK, 30 APRIL, 2004
Please check against delivery
I
ishAsuu stsmh taeaa igntniml aosbeebl teaftol led rcm euovesme ntlomots pa,u mcinnte idatnyent e dond uew irene dw amsil nluo dasf roto eawuacr s top bofe ofoo lsdppullpyeso. tiarnti unthanebit lyae r tedoae asv edoleof qpwumaateetner,tl ,ys i asan dsitdhaorteirots.n sN atonhwde
Mr. Chairman
vhmIeinner dyyer otariuennragc soe tspshu eaernin ngidngl og,c braseantaaldlttye et hmaseoge lridnnetttie oeodnrnn s ta.Aatrpiogrniel at1sl 9.c"tohmyYmoouuu nsitstaytt reiesds n stoheta dot n"tth hterea cnbker oewadhd e tpnoi ciott vucoeremr ciesos mn tooet
sgTuohpevpe osrtrnat mtyeoemunre tcnso;ts nt hcmleua sNdioeGn o.Ov ecro tmhem cuonuitrys,e Yoof uththe, l aesxtp tewrots w aenedk sth bey ppraivrtaicteip asentcst ofrro amll
tsohAhuvoossewsstraeewei nshvhasienebirdnllm erigas ef n utudhct uneebras yer c .aewcnpehOdopa ucrttrtr as earb aepoltspeefp e toeiahfnq rewsus ii ebpttao irlabi otblryecee, e a ntaenoo ddd ms iamneaugcetntsuaet inrrnse ihngo ogf cofwfauhr l rao o,svl luoieetlr rnui wsptgi oheeaneo. slspm.tlrieSnu gugth,cg wehleii rlal nr ociogvoehtn rttcd otoio tmbio aeen
iiInmn tpthhleeem BCeaanrrbtiabatbdioeonas noP,f r wtohgeer ahsmauvsmetae si nopafe bAnlect ttdihoeenv .lealsotp tmweon yt egaorasl sa swsee seslainbgo roauter dp raongdr easgsr eine dth teo
IrsPneur gos1gito9arani9nma4al mb wrleeee p od oafe rgAvtsrcee tlsioeohpndom. wwe,in twht o etfh hoeau ivrn est emwranolarl kvteiuodlnn edarilla icgboelemn etmlyco utnono iitmmy ipeolsne. m aAe sbn oltuu terh nepa rBitniaotnr bfaoalr da tonhsde
atdaWhsecasevkti es nhftlroaoaawvnpnecmklee ldeyd ao nghnntae deas swe sbsfoifeitos heptr atnrasin m phwcpoaeesrr.reiteliycl eO iinoa a nfto ni ocuodonru t ubrrt eheroassowcets nhi en,te h. or.l;eoef taugresesintt,i . mwsewsaepitrmeeec m dimaeinllovygem waloegitphane itrndses stpo paafe rcsctnatt rteloomrn stg r,aa cwnduehdr ro aewsnneedt
ilshheTenpaonhvsviwveetteeiil t rsC ut ob;ootnaei fop mreoinlunbiuemar birsnnli e tutbccesaeread,ne spsfa ltRauus ecscrienefittgtfgausyoi.oiao rnauttnasinrnac,bd gelol e rtureh ahrpe teueeo nrmscridst oa ooirnnnfew og immndm eteieenixvcnrdpe,nt s;elsao coutpitcosacmi ntoatiehaonl nalnas tetsnt rwc" daoOoi iftenn hnbnioiennuvm g roiarg ifoci neco ngotoumernnrorei tnnmwenagxttalh atp i;nlo owv fapc uhenhulidanaglakelhlt eri noapenanboxgtstivieleoi.et"srnirn e Itaianyssll
In undertaking the review of the BPOA, particularly in the effort to produce an
tsbIohmiiutgeuptg acCleetoiamsomrtni ebc,en bht thdeaaaaoltltienoc i,nsnu ig mntooe fef satinshac teytt o ftBooo cu arao rrt lbnhhl avmiegdi nheIonc msaet nebP tderhrn roersaag Itporniaoifdt mentlhyrame niln a eAMc toilroleeifan aeAnastccilin nteCiggo oo n vffm,o u Sirlmtnm hteuhaarnealsli b tIRbysile ileotacyvfno. itdmeh weSe t racaeltneaedalsitr yt Fht ouoa rftu t oosh uueinrrr
dAbDeyguv aetehi nltoeo, p aomfasv ecehntroirgt riihdssli inofguguhr tttfsheoieddcr eu ine sox tuaohrcne ec sCrobinamatrtriielobadlb,r e bwpayren oa ibmRnlceeormgneigaos sn oiinatnhl g etRhlry ee thf pilniaondrrggt s oeo:uurr rd cpeouvnrecsleuoriptn iosn fgd s rcuooswutannientrdaie boslue.t
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? a narrow range of resources which forces undue specialization;
? veuxlcneesrsaibveility dtoe pgleonbadle dnecveel oopnm ienntetsr;national trade resulting in severe
? overuse, and hence premature depletion of resources;
relatively small lenses of watersheds and limited supplies of fresh water; ?
? thraignhspopretart icoanp aintad ccoomstm oufn aicdamtioinn;istration and infrastructure, including
? lpimroivteidde i nsisgtnitiufitcioannat le ccaopnaocmitiieess oaf nsdc adloemestic markets which are too small to
and reduced competitiveness.
fccvplJoooouluracu mlsauncntsteep tiar o retigsaoento ib s,toc iv lsouoceeonamr r t .nnpto poAneh eotodnyht et sdae b.sir cyaeirgae l rtnolahu iuelfolieirxtcu isiesasg msntthhe t aolaniytlftc l ,aitess hof e fetipesre euc nmhtne eit , gho wthhhen ialcg lywytoh vtomtlhyoure l pldtanr e sapemtmdpritaaeiravebr lkedlcl eee piga tprt,lto oeoen dnb onauda a ecelct xtunmuieortla tamneulr crplkdeeoteiiv snoote aonfpl sm srlitaes eio cecrbfeiss peC . eri dnAaoxugrc teimr ibmte ytbamoa ear dekoaneelunydtr
tsOmMreaEar'd.3rC ikCnnDeg htt' s haaa edircrr ecmadecneaisgsvnsieao.,m nso teWutaonrt tieeoes q.nchuo aoaWnvfloei zesm e osk eimtneaeosexnw a c oto aitfouh nonrins u io.onrn tte e Wsmcrunoeoranv batioiivlroemeen c ilaweiavlsp iitbn ihtdugaous lu.teihnt ietsso spi nseth csoeieua lcrlo tarsoensrg d soio hdfn aipf.kfreeeWrnfee nebret yihna tatthievaedel
cdhpaTmoerunhaiuvvmderneka rateetlthoretn ispoei s.smrss ee aeaescn rnwote otau;h r sdrt ocyhdd seoeaittssiveroe.eem n T lwroaihechplao qoomlsul byceie rso renrtenaedtc tcqar rtiluubroeeiui trtiw tenraeaegdl lit noambfo weaouria unnssyrdtgc d foi daeliuuvecnrreev temrie,fsd icltoi otot ysoapd taw n ahondyaiugd rtmrh deg lpsyocroe hrttewhorna ep otiohnslleuoaee rgnd f mopi caerroao nvorldde euru re er,cc sxptdoiepvuemaeebvrr peliscieeclehont c iapctatineoevndrdded;
kWneo war teh awte tlol abwuialdre r ethsailite tnhcee g wloeb aml uresat lditiiveesr sdiifcyt aotuer tehcaot nwoem bieusild. oWure r eksnioliewn cthea; tw toe
sWduivseet akrsinnifaoybw ole ut hdr eaevtc eoglnoopoommd eigensot. vweer nmaunscte d, eavte alollp l ecvaepalsc,i tiys, cpraitritcicaul ltaor lyth heu amtatani ncmapeancti toyf.
sbhTuoahclvedhe e c asao tlsu watneatttpyer isimes sh pt hatosedf tCrooigp AcheRrtne wI aCeatceOyo Matno os haminacgihvelieese . va mAe sasptr rrkaooe gnrter gaeg nstiorsdan. de wictioeon nho aomvfy ev. iebmWrabena tra dkreeedm c ooonnc vroainncceiee osdf; ttwhhaeet
tfpeAsdnLiamrcoeoamiotomnmhsebene.tlo eroetwiachcm m5rneeaais4delc,te. i. k ct7nshp se ieapn e vgTte pdiPeeorhosrcenvl.yoler ce uurinWneer gtnsUs ,eih tmunsNr ula atteDoscrhiednt uPiii sv ntrlt o e dhriapefs ia tcbiolaonetai l uglatlatih et tsdlgyhled er iooy daodtf rhus wiuntatn hasdootde ruem,fti o lamrwidorenn e rosioctie s ucapls umlrtrththae dsofa t oeclwionocro f ss a ahugai nntanloh dgpyl avf" o cate"oC lrruolfree AnuttLdhhsmraRieo obpteyirIilnolvCii ntt cpeayAOtou "rsami nl aMatntdhenotdi uero" cir cwcnireortaese esue ng daoanc i rcmlrotievenirtn eey i llzoLoo ,eot sasmhinvititnne iseiniggcis,rr
rnAirDmeeesesapc ivllweoiiezesrelentosa c ptabenhmrr,ety ilcney ssa,ngp tptl eee ictapcatln osiluaid zsslt i ounaa a rgnstelr dlouw r tnldeoey iea fpaftvlehiprezroepreevy rn 1 iowdat2aidaehctvht aehtahtd Sn tei htsena em esga seMeet id aosoastnnrua os orkoi fpt tefisopu .tmo shdr eatIeun lvlCnt Teeviotulroyonml gnpianeme thcitroiehaasnrebpsealraienol cwt Mn eiiten cyeo o gemnanlt oniouSnbdmsgua t esil leiteztnasaath ,kitu naiemosan n otbcah.rleleeel
cieTsuno lt tvouini rrsseoie nsontmf ttdheeeannstct p Seteom ro auautnlirlo s Inpsu olasapntnauddi ln daDaeteibsovplneeos ltolie spinvminec.grlse S aotsfa itrneisgsk bl eaevnaedr l tsah deov fb aprnuocnvete oraft nyth ,a eocsucere aepdxtajpunosctsmee e oonf utasr
I thank you.
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