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33.8. (...) In Saint Kitts and Nevis, the focus has been further shifted to sustainable tourism. In this regard, in its efforts to secure the viability and sustainability of the island's tourism economy, the ministry of tourism has put best practices into place. The Ministry has already begun the process of training and inviting experts on the environment to safeguard our island and tourism product. Saint Kitts and Nevis has made every effort to ensure that the SDGs are at the forefront of its policies and strategies.

35.5. (...) recently upgraded its entire facility and is heading to become an accredited laboratory. The National Standards Act has been amended and updated. There are currently five divisions in this Department: Air Quality (Monitors indoor air quality such as identifying mould, carbon monoxide and particulate matter); Chemistry (Performs chemical analyses on water, food, soil, and plants); Microbiology (Offers microbial analyses on food (cooked and raw) and water (drinking, bottled, marine, pond, well, waste); Metrology (Provides legal metrology services in the areas of mass and volume measurements), and Standards and mentioned earlier.

38.1. With the COVID-19 Pandemic, the supply chain disruption effect, the Ukraine – Russia War, the rise in gas prices, and climate change, Saint Kitts and Nevis continue a pass of economic recovery, but with many uncertain attached to any positive forecast. (...)

39.3. (...) Importantly, the government has set a vision that seeks to create a better Saint Lucia today, tomorrow and for future generations as set-out in the Medium Term Development Strategy - "to build a resilient and inclusive Nation, for a more sustainable and productive future for our people."

39.5. Efforts to restore the Agriculture as a vital economic sector is ongoing with some diversification taking place, although factors such as natural disasters and pests and diseases continues to stymied the growth and export potential of the sector.

40.5. (...) Over the years, banana production has been affected by unfavorable developments in the United Kingdom (UK) market, coupled with the impact of natural disasters, and pests and diseases, high input costs as well as shipping and marketing challenges.

40.7. The dual health and economic shock of the COVID 19 pandemic highlighted the country's growing vulnerability to external shocks including natural disasters and oil price escalations. The country also suffered significant setbacks from damages to its physical infrastructure and agriculture sector, particularly the banana industry, as a result of Tropical Storms Matthew and Kirk in 2016 and 2018 respectively, followed by Hurricane Elsa in 2021 coupled with rising incidences of island wide flooding.

41.2. (...) The Economic Union is dedicated to accomplish a single financial and economic space within which there is movement of goods, services, people and capital, economic harmonization and a common approach to health, trade, education and environment. The

41.19. The main objective of the EPA[CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement] is to promote sustainable development and reduce poverty in CARIFORUM Member States.

42.2. (...) In search of solutions that will usher in a new development era, the vision set-out by the Government of Saint Lucia in the MTDS[Medium Term Development Strategy] is - "to build a resilient and inclusive Nation, for a more sustainable and productive future for our people."