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Premier Romeo briefs EU-OCT meeting on potential of geothermal energy

The Hon. Premier of Montserrat, Donaldson Romeo made a presentation this morning (Friday 27th February 2015) on geothermal energy at the conference of the European Commission and EU Overseas Countries and Territories being held in Tortola British Virgin Islands.

Mr Romeo was at the time taking part in a round table event captioned ” Regional Cooperation: Unlocking the Potential of OCTs”.

It was part of the 13th Overseas Countries and Territories – European Union Forum, which ends today.

Youth in spotlight at CARICOM Heads Meeting

Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller greets members of the Grand Bahama Youth Choir after their performance at the opening of the 26th Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on Thursday at Melia Nassau Beach Hotel.  (BIS Photo/Peter Ramsay)

Statement by Hon Gaston Browne MP Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda at the Opening of the CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting In Nassau, Bahamas

I thank Prime Minister Perry Christie and the people and government of The Bahamas for the warm welcome given to all the participants in this meeting.
We have no doubt that under Prime Minister Christie’s chairmanship, the outcomes of this meeting will be beneficial to the people of the Caribbean Community who have entrusted us with a mandate to manage their regional affairs.
 
As I formally hand-over the gavel of chairmanship of CARICOM, I would like to reflect briefly on the period of my own stewardship of the Community’s affairs.

Culture and Sports – centre-stage at CARICOM Heads Meeting

Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, The Bahamas, Hon. Dr. Daniel Johnson  (r) presenting a gift of publications on Bahamian culture and sports to the Most Honorable P.J Patterson, former Prime Minister of Jamaica, after the opening session of the Twenty-Sixth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of  CARICOM Heads of Government. Sharing in the moment are the Rt. Hon. Perry Christie, Chairman of CARICOM and  Prime Minister of The Bahamas and CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador  Irwin LaRocque.

Remarks by The. Rt. Hon. Perry.G. Christie Prime Minister Commonwealth of the Bahamas at the Opening Ceremony for The Twenty –Sixth Inter-Sessional Meeting of The Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community

It was a very proud moment for me to assume the role of Chairman of Conference of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community for the period 1st January 2015 to 30th June 2015. It is also a very proud moment for me, my Government and the people of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas to have the honour of hosting this Twenty-Sixth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community here in Nassau.

 

In the words of an old Bahamian song:

 

Welcome to “Little Nassau”!

Barbados Prime Minister for CARICOM Inter-sessional Meeting

Prime Minister Freundel Stuart is scheduled to leave the island tomorrow, Wednesday, February 25, to attend the Twenty-Sixth Inter-sessional Meeting of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), which gets under way in The Bahamas, from February 26 to 27.

As incoming Chair of the regional group, Barbados’ Prime Minister will be a member of the Bureau of the Conference for the period January 1 - June 30, and will Chair the CARICOM Heads of Government Conference from July 1 to December 31, this year.

CARICOM Heads of Government meet in The Bahamas next week

Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Hon. Perry Christie, Prime Minister of The Bahamas, on Wednesday provided updates to the House of Assembly of The Bahamas on the CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting which he will host next week.

P.J Patterson passes “Reparations Torch” to Prime Minister Gaston Browne at Second Regional Conference on Reparations

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkey, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     The Most Hon. P. J. Patterson, former Prime Minister of Jamaica, in a rousing address to the Opening Ceremony of the Second Regional Conference on Reparations in Antigua and Barbuda on Sunday night, gave the charge and entrusted the continuity of the pursuit of Reparations for Native Genocide and Slavery, to the Hon. Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda.

UNSIDS Conference outcome important for CARICOM

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is viewing the Third International Meeting on Small Island Developing States (UNSIDS) in Apia, Samoa, 1-4 September, 2014 as an important opportunity to engage the international community on the development challenges facing the Region.

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