2/8/2010 11:25:00 AM Premier says meetings in Mumbai 'fruitful'
* Photo supplied. Premier Dr. Ewart Brown with H.E. the Governor of the State of Maharashtra K. Sankaranarayanan and Walter Lister, MP
Office of the Premier
MONDAY, FEB. 8: Premier Dr. Ewart Brown is in India this week with a delegation to build stronger ties with this largest democracy in the world. India is emerging, along with China, Russia and Brazil, as a new economic superpower.
Dr. Brown concluded several meetings on Sunday with key businesspeople in Mumbai (once called Bombay), the commercial capital of India.
Dr. Brown said: "I think these meetings went very well. We learned a lot about each other and this was an important first step to take in building stronger ties with this huge market. It can do nothing but benefit Bermuda."
Dr. Brown also visited the Outbound Travel Mart, a large tourism event where Bermuda has a booth, and the Whistling Woods Film Institute, where he signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The agreement allows Bermudian students to attend the famed institute at reduced rates.
Dr. Brown was the keynote speaker at a Rotary meeting in Mumbai on Sunday. In line with the meeting's theme, 'Go Forth and Serve', Dr. Brown used Bermuda's recently announced National Service Plan as one example of a government that is "putting its money where its mouth is".
He told the audience of around 2,000: "Good government is not principally about steel, glass, bricks and mortar. Good government is about serving people so that they can live, learn, work and play in a sustainable and solid community."
The delegation will travel to Chennai today for another round of meetings and continued negotiations. Chennai is the commercial capital of south India.
In addition to the Premier, the delegation includes Walter Lister, MP and chairman of WEDCO; Bermuda's Ministry of Finance Negotiating Team; Crown Counsel Huw Shepheard, Attorney General's Chambers; and Malcolm Moller of Appleby Global, based in Mauritius.
Posted: Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Comment by:
Richard Hawke
This blatantly self serving chapter demonstrates yet again, the fundamental inability of the PLP membership to comprehend the concept of responsible government
Posted: Monday, February 08, 2010
Comment by:
Cordell
While generating tourism from India may be many years away, developing trade links could provide immediate and mutual benefits.
Posted: Monday, February 08, 2010
Comment by:
Terry
I think Doc meant "Go forth and be served".....
What a crock............
