UN, IMF, OAS HEADS- FOR CARICOM MEETING IN MONTEGO BAY-JULY 4-7:

JUNE 29, 2010

UN, IMF, OAS HEADS-  FOR  CARICOM MEETING IN MONTEGO BAY-JULY 4-7:

UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, IMF Managing Director, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, and OAS Secretary-General, José Miguel Insulza, are scheduled to attend the 31st CARICOM Heads of Government Conference which begins on Sunday July 4^th. The official opening ceremony will take place on Sunday at the Half Moon Resort in Montego Bay and the business sessions at the Rose Hall Resort and Spa.

The UN, IMF and OAS heads will discuss with CARICOM leaders, a range of issues including the international financial system and its impact on CARICOM states, the Millennium Development Goals, climate change, crime and security.

The Conference will be presided over by Prime Minister Bruce Golding who will assume the chairmanship of CARICOM for the next six months. Haiti's President Rene Preval was slated to be the Chairman. However as a result of the earthquake which devastated that country, the Caricom heads decided that Jamaica should assume the chair.   

Other issues which will come up for discussion at the July 4-7 conference will cover updates on the implementation of the Caricom Single Market and Economy; the External Trade Negotiations and Caricom in the contemporary world. The conference will open with the usual fanfare associated with Caricom meetings and will hear remarks from several regional heads.