Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit, is among regional leaders who will be attending the 34th CARICOM heads of government conference set to get underway in Trinidad and Tobago on Wednesday.
This has been confirmed by the Government Information Service (GIS) in Dominica.
The meeting will be officially opened at 6 p.m. at the Diplomatic Centre, in St Ann’s with a flag ceremony and addresses by the twin-island republic’s Prime Minister, Kamla Persad-Bissessar and several leaders.
A release from the office of the prime minister in Trinidad and Tobago, said during the conference, leaders will participate in the re-enactment of the signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas with a ceremony at the Chaguaramas Convention Centre on July 4.
On July 5, the leaders will attend an all-day retreat.
Venezuela’s newly elected President Nicolas Maduro, will be attending the meeting as well as President of Dominican Republic, Danilo Medina and the President of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who is the current head of the ACP (African, Caribbean and Pacific) states.
According to the release, the conference ends on July 6 with bilateral talks with Maduro following which Persad-Bissessar and the Caricom Secretary General will host a news conference to reveal what decisions were taken.
Several “burning issues” are to be discussed among the regional leaders including:
1) The economic situation facing member States and the Region.
2) Transportation in the Region.
3) Proposal for a High Level Meeting on Persons with Disabilities and Special Needs.
4) Membership and Associate Membership of the Caribbean Community.
5) Reform Process in CARICOM – State of Progress.
6) Progress on the region’s preparations for the United States Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act .
7) External Trade Issues.
Another talk shop
I think is time I should be to be Prime Minister of Dominica!
Election really in the air, the pm telling the masses his where about and the nature of his travel.
Well again Haterz .. If he have to go then so it will be when is election. In the meantime and between time let go of your hatred and wait to vote when the time comes. Just saying that hatred might kill you if you do hate too much and you might not vote so be careful and start to shed a little love. To all the haterz who cannot stick to the topic in question and must vent their hatred. Just saying and once more love a little hatred is no good for the faint hearted.
Cuzo does it mean that if u don’t agree with the PM u hate him? That’s how politics has become? May I ask do the PM hate the Opposition Members?
But all you sick with that hatred talk. Isn’t the PM a Head of State? And all this talk about one man who has to do what he has to do and the topic under discussion is “PM to attend CARICOM heads meeting in T&T” so stick to the topic and let us talk about perhaps Caricom and leave the poor man alone to do his stint. Yours will come at the appropriate time OK.
Yes Mr. or Ms Manipulator. Don’t be the devil’s advocate. Hope you are passionate about your kids.
Who cares with where PM goes. Does that put food on the table of the poor?
You can “go to Hell” (x3) with your “burning” issues…it’s none of my damm business!!!
I think you guys are missing an opportunity to help the PM in his “quest” to advance the interest of DA. This is an important meeting, whilst there will cordial handshakes mixed with smiles, the PM must use this opportunity to be bold and state the facts/truths about CARICOM and the disadvantages to DA. Being bold will have to be DA’s counter weight because some players use their size to do what they want with very little regards for DA’s views or actions. The topics on the agenda for attackl are:
2) Transportation in the Region.
Why is Trinidad subsidising Caribbean Airlines in direct competition with LIAT. How about the UK’s surcharge on flights.
4) Membership and Associate Membership of the Caribbean Community.
That is questionable!!!!!. It needs reviewing to perhaps include others like Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic and so on, in addition to the same “gang”
5) Reform Process in CARICOM – State of Progress.
Are they still relevant to the 21st century. How about reforming the vanguard
6) Progress on the region’s preparations for the United States Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.
The last time I check, we were independent countries/islands. I just hope our actions on this is not detrimental to our economy. The US thinks of itself first and always.
7) External Trade Issues.
Re-alignment of tariffs maybe. Incentives to help smaller islands.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
you had your chance, you mess it up, time to go, we don’t trust you
So DK who do you trust??
Anybody else not skerrit
I see the PM cannot do anything right. I am not UWP or DLP all i know for the sake of our future i hope we all come together.
lol thats good you not a DLP supporter cause anyone that still supporting DLP should be ashamed of there self after what that party doing the country
@lol and what exactly ‘Is that Party doing the Country??”
Expalin as if we all here are 12 years old, thank you.
@joe Am not going to explain anything if your a dominican you should be wise enough to know whagt has become of our economy . Debt is sky high , exports are low imports are high , there is no jobs for the youth . The unemployment rate is 23% , they only increase teachers salaries by 1% while politicians salaries was increase from 5000-9000 … the only thing that has develop is infrastructure and whats the point of a grand college when the people cant afford it whats the point of a road when pple cant afford to buy a vehicle … the list goes on and on and you even want to ask me to explain be wise and sit and think about it on your own anybody supporting this government should be ashamed of there self for allowing a few greedy men to take advantage of the country people and ill end it there and this is coming from a 17 year old so if you not seeing it joe am sorry for all you
Thts ur business wee, come u coming out there, u an go caricom just now is CARIGO
lol…tell it to him a little louder. De boy bound to go.
You will be disappointed!!!
No wonder the presentation of the 2013 to 2014 national budget cannot get to the Parliament because the man is never in the country.
i would send Matthew to this meeting
LMAO ebeh you really want to kill Dominica’s name, well it already dead cause Skeritt CANNOT speak to save his life
after his 10 years plus of traveling all around the world never telling Dominicans about his where abouts he wants to tell people election is near but you have to try harder cause me self am not voting am not even registering
And how are things ever gonna get better?
Ill vote but is agasint them they increase there salaries from 5000 to 9000 almost 50% but they cant increase the teachers own and youth like me cant get job .. that government need to go they too greedy
the best thing you can do is vote ,your vote could make that change.not voting would mean that you are happy with whats going on in the country,think about please.
I’m not commenting on mister no more.
Can,t fight us then join us. All is welcome
100% silicon thats why dominica will stay how it is because pple like allu never want to make a stand to put and end to the injustice going on …Ill never join corruption
All you but wait, look we hearing again about when the PM leaving the state and where he is going to.
But elections really just around the corner for true man…
Les ban sot ki zor ye`