The Compete Caribbean Program was formally launched by Jamaica’s Prime Minister Bruce Golding in Kingston on October 11, 2011. He was joined by Alan Duncan, the UK Minister for International Development, Marie Legault, Head of Development Cooperation of the Canadian International Development Agency, Warren Smith, President of the Caribbean Development Bank and Steven Puig, Vice President for Private Sector and Non Sovereign Guarantee Operations, Inter-American Development Bank.

The launch was attended by over 150 people, including leaders from top Caribbean firms, Ministers responsible for finance and planning, other government officials, the Presidents and CEOs of private sector umbrella organizations, as well as representatives from the CARICOM Secretariat and other regional institutions.  The event had three interactive panels. The first provided an opportunity for renowned regional authorities to share their vision for the private sector as a leading source of economic growth

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