 Same farewells, a legal luminary and former parliamentarian. Prime Minister speaks on the impact of climate change and security of the region. Government continues to improve the nation's water supply. Join us as we highlight some of the appointments in the Prime Minister's weekly diary. On Monday, Prime Minister Hon. Alan Shasne attended the official funeral service for Kenneth Foster QC, as the country honoured his memory by recognising his service in the field of sports as a footballer, in the courts and legal system as an attorney and as an elected member of the House of Assembly and Minister of Government. Earlier in the day, the Prime Minister joined fellow ministers and MPs in paying his respects to the family and friends of Mr Foster as his body lanes stayed at the House of Parliament. The summer mood of the week continued with news of the death of former Prime Minister of Barbados, the right honourable Owen Arthur. Prime Minister Shasne extended condolences to the people of Barbados, noting that Owen Arthur was Barbados' longest serving Prime Minister from 1994 to 2008. Prime Minister Shasne also spoke about his personal relationship with the former Prime Minister. The government and the people of San Lucia expressed their deepest condolences to the government and the people of Barbados on the passing of the former Prime Minister Owen Arthur. Our condolences also go out to Prime Minister Arthur's family, his wife and his daughter. I had the opportunity of interacting with Prime Minister Arthur at different levels when I was in the private sector and he was the Prime Minister when I was at Air Jamaica. The Prime Minister was instrumental in giving Air Jamaica the distinction of being the national carer of Barbados that allowed us to fly into the Eastern Caribbean. I also worked very closely with Prime Minister Arthur when I came in as the Minister of Tourism on CSME and certainly through the current Prime Minister, Motley, when we were doing World Cup cricket. Prime Minister Arthur is a gentleman that I have the deepest amount of respect for and not only was he a patriot for Barbados but you can honestly say that he was a consummate patriot for the Caribbean. His leadership role with CSME and what he, the vision that he had in terms of integrating the Caribbean will always be remembered and I will always have the greatest amount of respect for him. Later in the week, Prime Minister Shasne and the Minister for Infrastructure, Honourable Stevenson King met with the Managing Director of the Saint Lucia Electricity Services, Mr. Trevor-Louise to discuss several issues including electricity rates, street lighting and legislation regarding the country's energy sector. On Thursday, Prime Minister Shasne joined the week-long virtual discussion at the Karakom Impact Security Conference 2020 under the theme, securing our Caribbean community within the era of COVID-19 and beyond. On day four, Prime Minister Shasne led the discussion on climate change and security, building resilience in small island developing states. The Prime Minister spoke to what COVID-19 can teach us about addressing climate change and in particular food security. In essence, the biggest fallout that we're having from the pandemic and we've been having with climate change is financial and that's why what we've been attempting to do as leaders of this region is to first of all get the OECD to reclassify the small island developing states not using per capita GDP. So we think that per capita GDP, which is a measurement that's used that determines how much access you're going to have to concessional funds is inadequate. So what we've been arguing with the OECD is to use a vulnerability index to determine the wealth of small island developing states because there are things which are outside of our ability to be able to affect. The second thing that we've indicated to them is that we feel that there should be a dedicated fund for the SIDS in order to be able to access concessional funds. Thanks to the government of San Lucia, the Denry North Water Project was finally handed over at a ceremony this week. Prime Minister Shasne joined Minister for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Honourable Ezekiel Joseph, District Representative Honourable Sean Edward, Mexican Ambassador to San Lucia, His Excellency Oscar Esparza Vargas, Chairman of OASCO Mr. Francis Denbow and other dignitaries for the official ribbon cutting. For decades, the water supply and quality in the Denry Valley has presented major challenges and the government has been committed to solving the problem. The Denry North Water Project will improve water quantity, quality and reliability to residents and consumers while also enhancing the sustainability of the portable water system. This will make a huge difference in the quality of life of the people of Denry and the environs. And I could probably see that from the time they come with that project, I was so happy, I was so elated to see everything come on board and everything go through nice and smooth. And thank God that today we are able to have water on a regular, then it would be like sometimes two weeks without water or three weeks without water. And right now there we could have water every single day at our house. Prime Minister Shasne joined the Moroccan Embassy for a reception on the occasion of the ascension to the throne of His Majesty King Mohammed VI. San Lucia and the OECS have over the past few years deepened the relationship with Morocco and the Embassy in San Lucia covers all OECS member states as well as Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica and the Bahamas. Following the establishment of formal ties, the OECS and Morocco have built a strong relationship expressed through agreements on means of cooperation and mutual assistance in various fields. Prime Minister Shasne conveyed best wishes to Morocco on the occasion and expressed gratitude to the Kingdom of Morocco for its continued support and contribution to the development of the OECS. That was your insight into the Prime Minister's week. Stay informed each week by checking out the Prime Minister's weekly diary. Reporting for the Office of the Prime Minister, I am Nicole MacDonald.