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St. Kitts and Nevis' Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Denzil L. Douglas (right) and his St. Lucia counterpart, Dr. the Hon. Kenny Anthony at a recent Heads of Government Conference in Jamaica. (Photo by Erasmus Williams) |
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, FEBRUARY 14TH 2005 (CUOPM) St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Denzil L. Douglas is leading the Federations delegation to the Sixteenth Inter-Sessional Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government in Paramaribo, Suriname.
The Meeting on February 16th and 17th will be presided over by the Chairman of the Community, Suriname's President His Excellency Drs. Ronaldo Venetiaan.
Prime Minister Douglas, is expected to present an update on the Human Resource, Health and HIV/AIDS status in CARICOM.
The establishment of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), the issuance of the CARICOM Passport, Issues related to the Tariff-Only Approach to the Marketing of bananas in the European Market, Issues related to Sugar and Crime and Security are among matters down for discussion in Paramaribo.
Caribbean leaders will also discuss the Report of the Chairman of the Prime Ministerial Expert Group on options for Governance, an Energy Plan for CARICOM, Development of a Common Community Fisheries Regime and Developing a Regional Strategic Plan for Youth.
The other members of the St. Kitts and Nevis delegation are Nevis Premier, the Hon. Vance Amory; Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Mr. Oaklyn Peets; Nevis Financial Secretary, Mr. Laurie Lawrence and Director of Trade, Ms. Teresa Nisbett.
