| Prime
Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Patrick Manning assumed
the Chairmanship of Caricom on January 1, 2006. This
would mean, the Prime Minister said, he will be in
greater contact with his Caribbean colleagues and
will travel more within the region.
His
Chairmanship will run from January 1 to June 31, 2006.
The leadership body of the Community, the Caricom
Bureau, will comprise Mr. Manning together with outgoing
Chairman, St. Lucia Prime Minister Kenny Anthony and
incoming Chairman Prime Minister of St. Kitts and
Nevis, Denzil Douglas. One of the functions of the
Bureau is to facilitate implementation of community
decisions, both at regional and local levels, in an
expeditious and informed manner.
The
New Chairman traveled to Guyana on January 10 for
discussions with the Secretary General of Caricom,
Edwin Carrington. The Caricom Secretariat is located
in Guyana.
The
meeting updated Prime Minister Manning on outstanding
matters and on the agenda for the Caricom Inter-Sessional
meeting to be held in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad on February
9 - 10.
The
Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister will also to travel
to Kingston, Jamaica to attend the inauguration of
the Caricom Single Market on January 23.
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