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The Bahamas
PM Takes Over as CARICOM Chairman |
Posted
January 10, 2008
(CARICOM Secretariat) - Prime Minister Ingraham takes over
from the Prime Minister of Barbados the Rt Honourable Owen
Arthur who served as Chairman from 1 July 2007 to 31
December 2007. Prime Ministers Ingraham and Arthur will
continue serving on the Bureau of the Conference of Heads of
Government along with the incoming Chairman, the Prime
Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, the Honourable Baldwin
Spencer and the Secretary-General of CARICOM, His Excellency
Edwin Carrington.
Prime Minister Spencer replaces the Prime Minister of St
Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr the Honourable Ralph
Gonsalves who served on the Bureau from 1 July 2006 to 30
December 2007. |
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The Bureau
comprises, the Chairman, the immediate past Chairman, the
incoming Chairman and the Secretary-General. It was
established in 1992 to initiate proposals for development
and approval by the Ministerial Councils as it considers
necessary, update consensus among Member States on issues to
be determined by the Conference, facilitate implementation
of Community decisions at the regional and local levels in
an expeditious and informed manner and provide guidance to
the CARICOM Secretariat on policy issues.
The Bahamas will be the host of the 19th Inter-Sessional
Meeting of the Conference to be held on 7-8 March 2008 |
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