[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 148 (Wednesday, November 9, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2316]
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                     HONORING DR. DENZIL L. DOUGLAS

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                         HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 9, 2005

  Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, this coming weekend, between November 10 and 
13 I and more than twenty of our colleagues in the House will be 
meeting and participating in the 10th annual Caribbean Multi-national 
Business Conference sponsored by the New York Carib News in St. Thomas, 
U.S. Virgin Islands where we will be enjoying the hospitality of Carib 
News publishers Karl and Faye Rodney and Delegate Donna Christian 
Christensen. Over the last decade the conference has brought together 
elected officials, civic leaders, entrepreneurs, and executives of 
major corporations to explore opportunities for growth and expansion in 
the emerging markets and developing economies of the Caribbean. The 
conference has significantly contributed to the building of closer 
working relationships and personal ties between Caribbean leadership 
and the Members of Congress who have participated. As we approach this 
year's conference, I wish to recognize and pay tribute to an 
outstanding Caribbean leader, Dr. Denzil L. Douglas, the Prime Minister 
of St. Kitts-Nevis by placing in the Congressional Record the text of a 
proclamation to be awarded at the conference:

    A Proclamation Celebrating the Accomplishments of Dr. Denzil L. 
                Douglas, Prime Minister, St. Kitts-Nevis

       Whereas, It is an established and honorable tradition for 
     elected officials to recognize the outstanding contributions 
     of those persons whose leadership and life's work have made a 
     substantial difference to the lives of people everywhere, 
     especially in their own countries; and
       Whereas, Such committed leaders are like beacons that show 
     the way to a better life for those persons at the lowest 
     rungs of the economic and social ladder and are therefore an 
     Inspiration to people at home and abroad; and
       Whereas, Dr. Denzil L. Douglas, a national and Prime 
     Minister of the independent Federation of St. Kitts-Nevis, is 
     surely one such leader and dedicated public servant; and
       Whereas, Dr. Denzil L. Douglas, a physician, is being cited 
     and honored at the annual Caribbean Multi-National Business 
     Conference 2005 in St. Thomas In the U.S. Virgin Islands for 
     his service to his native land, the wider Caribbean community 
     and developing nations generally, serving as head of 
     Government in St. Kitts-Nevis at a time when the United 
     Nations placed his country on the list of the World's top 50 
     states where the quality of life is high; is the Caribbean 
     Community, Caricom, lead Prime Minister on health issues, 
     championing the fight against HIV/AIDS infection in the 
     Caribbean; and
       Whereas, The Prime Minister has led his country with 
     distinction for the past 10 years while Demonstrating to the 
     world that a small nation can be an international model of 
     development, an example when it comes to adherence to the 
     rule of law and parliamentary democracy; now, therefore be it
       Resolved, That we salute and commend Dr. Denzil Douglas for 
     his distinguished an unblemished record of service to 
     humanity and for his leadership on the national and 
     international stages, within Caricom and the countries which 
     belong to the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States.

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