The Thirty-Ninth Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held at Montego Bay, Jamaica, 4-6 July, 2018. The Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Most Honourable Andrew Holness, chaired the proceedings.
Your Excellency the Most Honourable Sir Patrick Allen, Governor General of Jamaica, and Lady Allen; Your Excellency Jovenel Moise, President of Haiti and outgoing Chairman of Conference; the Honourable Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica and incoming Chairman; colleague Heads of Government; Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary General of CARICOM; distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen:
Today, fourth of July, is CARICOM day. Forty-five years ago on this date, four countries signed the Treaty of Chaguaramas.
Happy CARICOM Day
• Your Excellencies the Most Honourable Sir Patrick Allen, Governor General and the Most Honourable Lady Allen;
• Your Excellencies Colleague Heads of State and Government;
• Dr. Peter Phillips, Leader of the Opposition and Mrs. Phillips
• Chief Ministers and Ministers of Government
• Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, CARICOM Secretary-General
• Newly installed President of the CCJ Justice Saunders
• Members of the Jamaican Judiciary
• I wish to acknowledge former Prime Minister PJ Patterson whom we all agree is the epitome of the Caribbean Man
Your Excellency the President of Haiti, Jovenel Moïse, Outgoing Chairman of CARICOM
The Most Honourable Prime Minister of Jamaica, Andrew Holness, Incumbent Chairman of CARICOM;
Other distinguished Heads of State and Government;
The Secretary-General of CARICOM, His Excellency Irwin LaRocque;
Honourable Ministers of Government of member countries of CARICOM;
Your Excellencies of the Diplomatic Corps;
Esteemed invited guests; Ladies, gentlemen and the people of our Caribbean Community.
Ladies and Gentlemen, Heads of State and of Government,
Ladies and Gentlemen, Heads of Delegation,
Mr. Secretary General,
Ladies and gentlemen,
I am pleased to address this august assembly, as outgoing President of the Conference of Heads of State and of Government of our organization. I am particularly pleased to visit, for the first time as Head of State, the land of Norman Manley, the person whose efforts have led to the creation of a new society that guarantees universal suffrage.
The 39th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) takes place at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James from July 4-6 under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.
The opening ceremony began at 4:00 pm on Wednesday (July 4) with presentations from Prime Minister Holness; outgoing CARICOM Chairman, President Jovenel Moise of Haiti; and CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque.
CARICOM leaders head to the scenic Montego Bay, Jamaica, for their Thirty-Ninth Regular Meeting. The Meeting will be held 4-6 July at the Montego Bay Convention Centre.
The Thirty-Ninth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM begins at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, Jamaica.
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