Premier Wheatley to attend CARICOM Heads of Gov’t Meeting in The Bahamas
The Conference of Heads of Government meeting is being convened in Nassau, The Bahamas from February 15 to February 17, 2023.
According to a press release from Government Information Services (GIS) today, February 14, 2023, Premier Wheatley will be accompanied by his Special Envoy Mr E. Benito Wheatley, and the Assistant Secretary of the International Affairs Secretariat, Ms Dwynel Davis.
Topics for discussion
The heads of CARICOM will engage in strategic ongoing discussions on critical issues including regional food security, climate change and climate financing, and immigration and security. In addition, the heads of CARICOM will deliberate on the effective management of COVID-19 and other emergent public health concerns.
CARICOM is a block of countries and territories in the Caribbean region that include Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Anguilla, Bermuda, [British] Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Montserrat and the Turks & Caicos Islands.
CARICOM is made of fifteen (15) states and five (5) Associated States.
The VI is an Associate State.
Meanwhile, Deputy Premier, Honourable Kye M. Rymer (R5) has been appointed to act as Premier and Minister of Finance from February 14 until February 18, 2023.
16 Responses to “Premier Wheatley to attend CARICOM Heads of Gov’t Meeting in The Bahamas”
The tax payer will never be told how much has been spent by this administration for travel and hotels, food. All first class Im sure.