CARICOM 46th Heads of Government Meeting Underway

The forty-sixth Regular Meeting of the Conference of CARICOM Heads of Government is underway in Georgetown, Guyana.  Belize is being represented by Foreign Minister Francis Fonseca and Chief Executive Officer Amalia Mai.  The event commenced on Sunday evening and will conclude on Wednesday.  Addressing the gathering of regional leaders was Doctor Carla Barnett, Secretary General of CARICOM.

 

Dr. Carla Barnett, Secretary General, CARICOM

“It is fitting as we continue to celebrate our landmark fiftieth anniversary year and as we did in Trinidad & Tobago in July 2023, that we gather in the home of the four signatories to the original Treaty of Chaguaramas, the framework and compass for our regional integration movement.  On behalf of the community, I express heartfelt appreciation to our host and chairman of the conference for all the gracious hospitality he has extended and the excellent arrangements which have set the stage for a very productive three days of work.  Excellency, I have now that under your guidance as chairman of the conference and with the support of your colleague heads of government, the secretariat and the regional institutions, the interests of our region will be accelerated.  Over the last six months of 2023, our community was ably led by the honorable Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica.  We thank him for his unwavering commitment to his role which has brought tangible results for our member state.  At the same time, we warmly welcome the honorable Dickon Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada, to the bureau of the conference and look forward to his robust involvement in advancing the interest of the community.”