• Her Excellency Dame Marcella A. Liburd, Governor-General of St. Kitts and Nevis; 

• Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis and Mrs. Drew;

• Honourable Ministers;

• Dr. Shawn K.

Your Excellency Madam Secretary General:

I have the honor to address Your Excellency and, through your Excellency, the representatives of the Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), in order to extend my warmest congratulations on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas, which marked the establishment of this remarkable Organization.

Dear Dr. Barnett,

On behalf of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), I would like to extend my heartfelt congratulations to all member states on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas that established the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), as you celebrate under the theme “50 Years Strong: A Solid Foundation to Build On”.

The Embassy of Italy in Panama presents its compliments to the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) and has the honour to transmit the letter, with its courtesy translation, from the Vice President of the Ministerial Council and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Italian Republic H. E. Antonio Tajani to the Secretary General of the CARICOM, Mrs. Carla Natalie Barnett regarding the 50'h Anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas.

Dear Secretary General,

on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas, that established the Caribbean Community, I wish to convey to you and, through you, to all the Member States of the CARICOM, my best wishes for this very symbolic and significant anniversary.