UN General Assembly
1992

placed within the framework of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). My delegation submits that the outcome of such a campaign could wipe out the banana industry in our islands. The resulting social hardships and political instability are costs which will be ruinous to our societies. These situations can be avoided if present conditions continue to prevail. Grenada reiterates is appeal for flexibility on the banana issue and calls upon the pro-tariff lobby to relax its efforts. At this particular time in the history of the Caribbean region, we are seized of the urgency to organize our response to the new international order. Earlier this year, regional Governments received with pleasure the report of the West Indian Commission, which was mandated to examine the conditions of Caribbean societies and to make recommendations for preparing the region for the economic, political and social challenges of the twenty-first century. The report of the Commission was very inspiring. It points the region along certain beneficial paths, and Grenada looks forward to the full consideration of the Commission's recommendations by Caribbean heads