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Editorial of Daniel Gibbs, President of the Saint-Martin Territorial Council
December 2018
The characteristics, both geographic and political, of our territory justify the necessity for strengthened cooperation. The Collectivity of Saint Martin’s ambition is that, through strengthened regional cooperation, our territories become examples in the sectors where they possess “added value”, in developing, for example, infrastructure, Research and Development (R&D) notably in terms of the circular economy, the blue economy, sustainable agriculture, renewable energies, digital technologies, and earthquake-resistant and hurricane-resistant materials...
The challenge for the Collectivity of Saint Martin is to make a success of its sustainable and resilient reconstruction, to better reconcile the demands of developing the territory and the needs of its inhabitants, while making Saint Martin into a better place to live, with greater solidarity, and also becoming more influential and better integrated with the neighbouring islands and with the whole of the Caribbean. To this end, it will be sure to promote this ambition during its presidency of the Conference of Presidents of the ORs, which it recently assumed in November 2018 for a period of one year.
Read the article: "The Collectivity of Saint Martin: a Cross-border Catalyst"
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