ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Two of the principles guiding the preparation of this Strategic Plan for the Caribbean Community were “stakeholder driven” and “knowledge based”. To this extent, the contributions of a wide range of Caribbean citizens must be acknowledged. These included: (a) Key Informants who brought their special expertise and years of involvement in the Caribbean enterprise to the table viz. Dr. Norman Girvan (deceased), Caribbean Academic, former Secretary-General of the Association of Caribbean States and fervent regionalist; The Most Hon. P.J. Patterson, former Prime Minister of Jamaica; Hon. Patrick Manning, former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago; Hon. Winston Dookeran, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Trinidad and Tobago; Professor Anthony Gonsalves of the University of the West Indies; and H.E. Dr. Patrick Antoine, Ambassador of Grenada to CARICOM and Change Driver. (b) The Change Drivers who represented the hub of activity to bring the views of the wider citizenry on board through National Consultations and who read and reread and had their nationals read and re-read various drafts of the Plan to ensure it brought into being a Regional Plan that responded to national needs and interests. These Change Drivers are: Antigua and Barbuda H.E. Dr. Clarence Henry, Ambassador to CARICOM The Bahamas H.E. Mr. Picewell Forbes, Plenipotentiary Representative to CARICOM Barbados H.E. Mr. Robert Morris, Ambassador to CARICOM Belize Audrey Wallace, Chief Executive Officer, Office of the Prime Minister Dominica H.E. Mr. Felix Gregorie, Ambassador to CARICOM Grenada H.E. Dr. Patrick Antoine, Ambassador to CARICOM Guyana H.E. Ms. Elisabeth Harper, Ambassador to CARICOM Haiti H.E. Mr. Peterson Benjamin Noel, Ambassador to CARICOM Jamaica Ms. Angella V. Comfort, Director, Caribbean and Americas Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Montserrat Mr. Claude Hogan, Director, External Affairs and Trade St Kitts and Nevis Hon. Richard Skerritt, Minister of Tourism and International Transport Saint Lucia Dr. Alison Gadjadhar, Permanent Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister vi