opportunity. strengthening and enriching us all. for my part, this is an occasion to reaffirm the relationship i have shared with barbados since i have visited the island over 50 years ago and then again while serving in the royal navy on the then west indies station. i have admired so much of what you have achieved and all you have come to represent. i ve heard your voice advocating with passion and authority on issues global significance. i have seen the power of the indomitable spirit both at home and overseas. including through the invaluable contribution to our public life of the barbadian diaspora in the united kingdom. this is and will remain such a special place for me. as the giant of barbadian literature george laming evokes so powerfully, the rhythm of the winds, the silence and the rover of the night, rocks, water, pebble and branch, animal and bird night, rocks, water, pebble and branch, animaland bird noise. the temper of the sea and the mornings arousing nature
Asa as a vantage destination but as a vantage point from which to survey a new horizon. point from which to survey a new horizon. ~ a, a, , new horizon. madame president, as our new horizon. madame president, as your constitutional new horizon. madame president, as your constitutional status - as your constitutional status changes, it is important that i should join you to reaffirm those things which do not change. for example, that the close and trusted partnership between barbados and the united kingdom is vital members of the commonwealth. our common determination to defend the values we both cherish and to pursue the goals we share, and the myriad connections between the myriad connections between the people of our countries. through which flow admiration and affection. cooperation and