Prime Minister Dr the Honourable Keith Rowley will travel to St Lucia today (Tuesday 02 July, 2019) where he will attend the 40th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
Senator the Honourable Dennis Moses, Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs, will accompany the Prime Minister to the regional meeting which will run from July 03-05, 2019.
At this meeting, Heads of Government are expected to build on the St. Ann’s Declaration which was approved in December 2018 at the 18th Special Meeting on the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) in Trinidad and Tobago.
The Special Meeting saw the appointment of a ten-Member team led by Economist Professor Avinash Persaud which was created to advise Member States on a growth agenda for the Community. Heads are expected to receive an update on the team’s work at this meeting in St Lucia. Several other major matters related to security, regional and foreign affairs will also form part of the meeting’s deliberations.
The Honourable Colm Imbert, Minister of Finance, will act as Prime Minister until Dr Rowley’s return.