@mamottley: At a high-level private sector session with key stakeholders of CARICOM, I made the point that the time is ripe for a compact among Government, business and labour that protects our people on the essentials. Food, sanitary items and basic household goods cannot keep moving beyond the reach of ordinary families while others take every dollar they can get. There is room for profit, but there must also be room for conscience. The Caribbean must lead from the front on this. Keep faith with the people who built these societies. Prove that in difficult times, we still know how to stand together.