Communique issued at the conclusion of the Meeting

Speeches:

• Opening Remarks by H.E. Edwin W. Carrington, Secretary-General, CARICOM
   
• Address by the Honorable Dr. Denzil L. Douglas Prime Minister, St. Kitts and Nevis
   
• Address by the Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister, Dominica
   
• Statement by the Hon. Kamla Persad-Bisessar, Prime Minister, Trinidad and Tobago
   
• Address by the Hon. Bruce Golding, Prime Minister of Jamaica, at the opening ceremony

New Features:

• Crime still a grave concern for the Region
   
• Global crisis overshadows CARICOM. Community resolute in sticking together

Press releases:

• Heads up for CARPHA, the Caribbean Public Health Agency
   
• More concessions for Haiti under the CSME
   
• CARICOM governance structure earmarked for review
   
• Outgoing CARICOM Chairman wants streamlining of NGO operations in Haiti
   
• Guyana President wants new development model for the Caribbean
   
• UN Secretary-General addressed CARICOM Summit. Full support for regional integration
   
• Ignore the ideals of the CSME and History will not absolve us, says CARICOM SG
   
• Trinidad and Tobago PM wants CARICOM to set up Children’s Fund
   
• Thirty-First CARICOM Summit opens Sunday
   
• Stage set for CARICOM’s Thirty-First Summit
   
• Haiti, CSME, financial crisis impact on CARICOM Summit agenda