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Posted: Friday 2 January, 2015 at 6:34 PM

Repositioning CARICOM: Implementing the Community Strategic Plan 2015-2019 New Year Message from the CARICOM Chair

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By: CARICOM Secretariat, Press Release

    (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) I take this opportunity to wish you all a happy New Year and a productive and prosperous 2015.

     

    This year, our Community embarks on   a  new  journey as  we  look   at   modes   of implementation  of our first-ever Five-Year Strategic  Plan 2015-2019. This Plan is a bold step that  demonstrates  our determination  to provide  the best options for the growth and development  of our people.   This Plan is an important   part  of the  Reform  Process  in our Community  and we stand  to be judged  both  by its success  and  the  actions  we take  in its implementation. In repositioning  our  Community, as this  Plan seeks to do, we will be aiming  at making  it more  resilient  to the  internal  and  external  factors  which hinder  our efforts  at attaining   sustainable   development in a rapidly  changing  world.

     

    There can be no more vivid  demonstration of  the   dynamic   nature    of  the   global environment  that  we face than  the recent rapprochement  between  Cuba and the  United States.  Those  of us who have consistently called for an end to the isolation  of our sister Caribbean  country  and,  in particular, the  cessation of the economic, trade  and  financial embargo  are heartened by the initiatives announced by President Obama and President Castro.  In my view this rapprochement underscores the urgency of a summit between the American  President and the Heads  of the Community.

     

    This year also marks the beginning of negotiations for the United Nations Post-2015

     

    Development  Agenda which seeks  to  find  a  more  effective  route   to  the  sustainable development  of all States.   This is of keen  interest  to our  Community as it is important that  the  concerns of small  vulnerable   states  like ours  must  be taken into account  and acted  upon. We  have  taken  action  in this  regard  by  ensuring   that  our  concerns and interests  are part  of the platform  for the negotiations   agreed  to last September  in Samoa by the grouping  of Small Island  Developing  States  (SIDS).

     

    As I assume  the Chair of CARICOM for the  next six months, it will be my duty to work with my colleague Heads and the Secretary-General to lay the foundations for the implementation  of our Strategic  Plan. Of particular   importance   will be the high priority areas identified for focused implementation over the  next five years. These will  be critical  as it is imperative we find the means to reverse  the dire economic situation with which so many of us are faced.

     

    I hope  that  you  are  all able  to join  us  in Nassau  on  26th and  27th of February   for  the Inter-sessional   Meeting. I  think   that there   will  be  an  important discussion on the investment in the  cultural  development  of our  community including sports and music. There must  be  increased focus on  this  part  of  our  human development  as  we  look toward   the future   of  the region. There is no question in my mind that increased emphasis on the development of young people should  also be a central focus.

     

    My  predecessor  as  Chair,  the  Prime   Minister   of Antigua   and   Barbuda, Honourable Gaston  Browne,  has  ably guided  us through the  last six months.The responsibility  is now  mine to continue to advance  the  interests   of our  Community  and strengthen the integration process  with  the  assistance of my colleague  Heads  of Government and the Secretary-General, and the support  of the people  of CARlCOM.

     

    May we all have a blessed  2015.

     

    Perry G. Christie

     

    Prime  Minister

     

    Commonwealth of The Bahamas

     

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