As Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, I wish to extend to the Government and People of St Kitts and Nevis hearty congratulations on the success of one of its great sons, Mr. Kim Collins in winning the 100 metres event at the World Track and Field Championships in Paris, France.

His victory in the prestige event of the championships could not have come at a better time as we celebrate the Thirtieth Anniversary of CARICOM and are right now in the midst of the biggest people-centred event of the Community, the Caribbean Festival of the Arts, CARIFESTA VIII, which was last hosted by St Kitts and Nevis.

Mr. Collins’ performance exemplifies the fact that despite our small size, our countries can compete successfully with the rest of the world given the quality of our human resources.

The Caribbean Community shares your pride in this achievement and even more so, the knowledge that through St Kitts and Nevis and Trinidad and Tobago our Region occupied the two top places in the event.