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Incoming chairman of Caricom
Posted: Monday, July 3, 2023
Incoming chairman of Caricom: Critical matters to be discussed at summit
Some of the biggest names in Caribbean and geopolitics have begun arriving in T&T for the Caribbean Community's (Caricom) Heads of Government Meeting that takes place at the Hyatt Regency in Port-of-Spain from Monday through to Wednesday.
The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrived after lunch yesterday. Guardian Media understands he was taken to the Asa Wright Nature Centre before being treated at Maracas Bay to some local cuisine.
Among the other dignitaries to arrive at the Hyatt Regency yesterday were Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs of China Hua Chunying, Antigua Prime Minister Gaston Browne, Commonwealth Secretary-General Baroness Patricia Scotland, and St Lucia Prime Minister Philip J Pierre.
Antony Blinken, the United States Secretary of State, is due to arrive in T&T in the coming days while the President of Guyana will arrive on Monday ahead of the opening ceremony scheduled for 4.30pm.
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