GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC- The Forty-Sixth Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will formally open here on Sunday, February 24.
The Meeting is being convened under the Chairmanship of Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of Guyana, who will deliver the feature address at the Opening Ceremony. Dr. Carla Barnett, CARICOM Secretary-General, and Roosevelt Skerrit, Outgoing Chairman of CARICOM and Prime Minister of Dominica, will also address the gathering.
During business sessions of the four-day Meeting, the Heads of Government will discuss with the Meeting’s Special Guest, the president of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and other Guests.
Discussions during the business sessions will include the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) and an update on implementing the free movement of all Community Nationals by March 31, as mandated at the 45th Regular Meeting in July last year.
As lead Head of Government responsible for Agriculture and Food and Nutrition Security in the CARICOM Quasi Cabinet, the CARICOM Chairman will update the Meeting on the Community’s 25 by 2025 initiative to tackle the Region’s rising food import bill and improve intra-regional trade.
The Meeting will discuss climate change and climate financing; regional security, including the situation in Haiti and border issues; regional transportation; financial matters, including replenishment of the CARICOM Development Fund (CDF); global and hemispheric issues including developments in the Middle East; Reparations; and the 2024 ICC Men’s T-20 Cricket World Cup.
The Meeting will end with a press conference on February 28.
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