DECLARATION BY HEADS OF GOVERNMENT WAR ON GUNS
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
18 APRIL 2023
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Declaration by Heads of Government – War on Guns – Trinidad and Tobago – 18 April 2023
Opening Remarks: Dr the Honourable Keith Rowley, Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Fellow Caribbean Leaders, peoples of the Caribbean, from Mexico to Suriname, Welcome…welcome to this Symposium, this unique exchange of experiences and perspectives, among the people of the Caribbean.
This morning we, the many components of Caribbean leadership, stand here as a collective body speaking to, and with you, the whole of the Caribbean, above all in our geographical, social, racial, religious, economic and democratic complexities, and diversity.
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Opening remarks by Dr the Honourable Keith Rowley, Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Lead Head with Responsibility for Security and Chair of the Symposium
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HERE ARE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PRIME MINISTER’S SPEECH: