Our world today is characterised by rapid advances in science and technology, while poverty, hunger and decay assume more alarming proportions in the countries of the developing world. The developed countries have run through, over the years, various wonderful revolutions — industrial revolutions, productivity revolutions and management revolutions. In the Third World, unfortunately, these things have passed us by and as I said, we have increasing poverty, hunger and decay all around us.

Opening of the 5thCaricom Regional Science, Technology & Mathematics Fair
August 16, 1994