[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 148 (Wednesday, November 9, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2317]
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                       HONORING DR. KENNY ANTHONY

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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 20 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. Kenny Anthony, the Prime Minister of 
St. Lucia by placing in the Congressional Record the text of a 
proclamation to be awarded at the conference:

 A Proclamation Celebrating the Accomplishments of Dr. Kenny Anthony, 
                       Prime Minister, St. Lucia

       Whereas, It is an established and honorable tradition for 
     elected officials to recognize the outstanding contributions 
     of those persons whose leadership, scholarship and total 
     life's work have helped to transform people's lives for the 
     better, especially in their own countries and region; and
       Whereas, Such committed leaders are reliable foundations on 
     which sustained economic growth and human development are 
     built, paving the way for a better standard of living for 
     all, particularly the poor, and are therefore an inspiration 
     to people at home and abroad; and
       Whereas, Dr. Kenny, a national and Prime Minister of the 
     independent nation of St. Lucia is obviously one such leader 
     and a dedicated public servant; and
       Whereas, Dr. Kenny Anthony, an attorney and recognized 
     legal expert with graduate degrees in law, including a PhD 
     from the University of Birmingham in England, 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 country of birth, the wider Caribbean 
     community and developing nations generally, serving as head 
     of Government in St. Lucia at a time when the country has 
     gained international recognition for its pace of human 
     development; is the Caribbean Community, Caricom, lead Prime 
     Minister on governance and jurisprudence; and
       Whereas, The Prime Minister has led St. Lucia with 
     distinction for almost a decade while directing much of the 
     work on the historic creation of the Caribbean Court of 
     Justice and showing the world that St. Lucia which has given 
     the world 2 Nobel Prize winners, one in economics and the 
     other in literature is contributing even more to the 
     improvement of the human condition and that a small nation 
     can be a showcase of talent and intellect while being an 
     example when it comes to adhering to the rule of law and 
     parliamentary democracy; now, therefore be it
       Resolved, That we salute and commend Dr. Kenny Anthony 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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