CARICOM Annual 5K and 10K Road Race, Sunday 1 July 2012, Castries, Saint Lucia 

CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque with participants in the CARICOM 5k prior to the start of the event outside Castries.

CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque (centre) poses with the winners of the male and female titles Cleveland Forde (left) of Guyana and Tonya Nero (right) of Trinidad and Tobago at the end of the 8th CARICOM 10k run.

CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque with participants in the CARICOM 10k prior to the start of the event outside Castries.

 Seventh Meeting of the Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee on the CARICOM Single Market and Economy &
Twenty-Second Meeting of the Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee on External Negotiations, Tuesday 3 July 2012, Garden Bay Conference Centre, Rodney Bay, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia   

From L-R: CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque; Prime Minister of Barbados, The Hon. Freundel Stuart; and Officer-in-Charge of the Directorate of Trade and Economic Integration, CARICOM Secretariat, Ms Desiree Field-Ridley in discussions before the Meeting of the Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee on the CSME

Hard at work: Ambassador of Barbados to CARICOM, H.E. Robert Morris at the Meeting of the Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee on the CSME

Director, External Trade, CARICOM Secretariat greets Prime Minister of Jamaica, The Most Honourable, Portia Simpson-Miller. CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque looks on, pleased, centre.

Guyana delegation at work. From L-R: Minister of Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh;  H.E. Donald Ramotar, President; and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ms Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett.

Hard at work: Prime Minister of Jamaica, The Most Honourable, Portia Simpson-Miller (left) and Director General of the Office of Trade Negotiations, Ambassador Gail Mathurin (right)

Hard at work: President of Guyana, H.E. Donald Ramotar (left); and Guyana's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ms Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett.

Prime Minister of Jamaica, The Most Honourable, Portia Simpson-Miller addressing the Twenty-Second Meeting of the Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee on External Negotiations.  CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque (right) listens intently.

Bermuda's delegation, Ms Judith Hall-Bean (left), Assistant Cabinet Secretariat, and The Honourable Derrick Burgess (right), Deputy Premier and Minister of Public Works look at their documents

Guyana Head of State, H.E. Donald Ramotar, (standing, centre) greets Jamaica Foreign Minister The Hon. AJ Nicholson before the start of the Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee on External Negotiations

CSME representatives: Mr. Steven Mac Andrew (left), Specialist, Movement of Skills/Labour, Development and Operation of the Single Market, Barbados; and Mr. Ivor Carryl (left), Programme Manager, Development and Operation of the CARICOM Single Market, Barbados at the Meeting of the Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee on the CSME

CARICOM Secretary-General (standing, centre) interacts with President of Guyana, H.E. Donald Ramotar (seated, centre); and Guyana's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ms Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett (seated, right). Seated, left, is Guyana's Minister of Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh.
 

In discussions: CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque (left); Ambassador Gail Mathurin, Director-General, Office of Trade Negotiations; and Mr. Randy Cato, Director, Economic Affairs, Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Secretariat

CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque (left) and Barbados Prime Minister, The Hon. Freundel Stuart (right) in discussions during the Meeting of the Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee on the CSME. The Meeting was chaired by Prime Minister Stuart.

From L-R: Ambassador Irwin LaRocque (left)CARICOM Secretary-General; The Hon. Freundel Stuart (centre), Prime Minister of Barbados; and  Ms Desiree Field-Ridley (right) Officer-in-Charge of the Directorate of Trade and Economic Integration, CARICOM Secretariat, in discussions at the Meeting of the Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee on the CSME.

A light moment before the start of the Seventh Meeting of the Prime Ministerial Sub Committee Meeting on the CARICOM Single Market and Economy among Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, CARICOM Secretary-General (seated, left); Ambassador of Trinidad and Tobago to CARICOM, H.E. Sir Edwin Carrington (standing, right); and The Hon Freundel Stuart (seated, centre), Prime Minister of Barbados. Ms Desiree Field-Ridley, Officer-in-Charge of the Directorate of Trade and Economic Integration is seated, right; and Ms Glenda Itiaba, Chef de Cabinet, Office of the Secretary-General stands, left.
 

Thumbs up from The Hon. Alva Baptiste (left), Saint Lucia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Civil Aviation. Ambassador of Saint Lucia to CARICOM, H.E. June Soomer is at right.  

Day 1: Thirty-Third Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, William Jefferson Clinton Ballroom, Sandals Grande Resort, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia. Wednesday 4th July, 2012.

The Hon. Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda arrives at the Summit.
 

His Excellency Robert Kopecky (left), Plenipotentiary Representative of the European Union to the Caribbean Community; and H.E. David Devine (right), Plenipotentiary Representative of Canada to CARICOM before the Opening Ceremony.  

The William Jefferson Clinton Ballroom, Sandals Grande Resort, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia exquisitely decorated for the Opening Ceremony

A warm welcome to the Thirty-Third Meeting of the Conference of Heads of of the Caribbean Community between two of its newest members:  Chairman of the Caribbean Community, Dr. the Hon. Kenny D. Anthony (left), Prime Minister of Saint Lucia; and The Most Hon. Portia Simpson-Miller (right), Prime Minister of Jamaica  

Dapper and dressed for the occasion: From L-R: The Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of St. Kitts; The. Hon. Tillman Thomas, Prime Minister of Grenada; and The Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of Dominica
 

President of the Caribbean Court of Justice, Sir Dennis Byron (left); and The Hon. Hubert Hughes (right), Chief Minister, Anguilla 
 

From L-R: The Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis; The Hon. Tillman Thomas, Prime Minister of Grenada; and The Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of Dominica.
 

The Mt. Hon. Portia Simpson-Miller, Prime Minister of Jamaica.  

A section of the audience before the start of the Opening Ceremony.
 

Multilateral talks? His Excellency Robert Kopecky (left), Plenipotentiary Representative of the European Union to the Caribbean Community; and H.E. David Devine (right), Plenipotentiary Representative of Canada to CARICOM in discussions before the start of the Opening Ceremony 

Chairman of the Caribbean Community, Dr. The Hon. Kenny D. Anthony, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia delivering his speech to the Opening Ceremony

Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, CARICOM Secretary-General (right), being escorted to his seat at the Opening Ceremony.  

The Hon. Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, being escorted to the stage for the Opening Ceremony
 

Foreign Minister of The Bahamas, The Honourable Fred Mitchell being escorted to the stage for the Opening Ceremony

The Hon. Freundel Stuart, Prime Minister of Barbados, being escorted to the stage for Opening Ceremony 

 

Foreign Minister of Belize, the Honourable Wilfred Elrington, being escorted to the stage for the Opening Ceremony

The Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of Dominica being escorted to the stage for Opening Ceremony
 

The Rt. Hon. Tillman Thomas, Prime Minister of Grenada being escorted to the stage for the Opening Ceremony    

His Excellency Donald Ramotar, President of Guyana being being escorted to the stage for the Opening Ceremony    

His Excellency Michel Martelly, President of Haiti being escorted to the stage for the Opening Ceremony    

CARICOM Heads of Government and Heads of delegation of CARICOM Member States standing for the National Anthem of Saint Lucia at the start of the Opening Ceremony
    

The Mt. Hon. Portia Simpson-Miller, Prime Minister of Jamaica being escorted to the stage for the Opening Ceremony    

Outgoing Chairman of the Caribbean Community, His Excellency Desiré Bouterse, President of Suriname being escorted to the stage for the Opening Ceremony    

The Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis being escorted to the stage for the Opening Ceremony      

The Hon. Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago being escorted to the stage for the Opening Ceremony

The Hon. Derrick Burgess of Bermuda makes his way to the stage at the Opening Ceremony    

The Hon. Hubert Hughes (right), Chief Minister, Anguilla being escorted to the stage for the Opening Ceremony

Chairman of the Caribbean Community, Dr. The Hon. Kenny D. Anthony, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia being escorted to the stage for the Opening Ceremony

Heads of Government and Heads of Delegations in prayer at start of the Opening Ceremony

CARICOM Heads of Government; CARICOM Secretary-General and Heads of Delegation of CARICOM Member States standing at attention for the National Anthem of Saint Lucia

      

Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Caribbean Community Secretary-General delivering his speech to the Opening Ceremony

Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Caribbean Community Secretary-General delivering his speech to the Opening Ceremony    

Heads of Government and Heads of Delegations on stage at the Opening Ceremony

Ambassador Irwin LaRocque (at podium), Caribbean Community Secretary-General delivering his speech to the Opening Ceremony      

Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Caribbean Community Secretary-General delivering his speech to the Opening Ceremony

Outgoing Chairman of the Caribbean Community, His Excellency Desiré Bouterse, President of Suriname delivering his speech to the Opening Ceremony      

Outgoing Chairman of the Caribbean Community, His Excellency Desiré Bouterse, President of Suriname delivering his speech to the Opening Ceremony 

Cultural presentation during the Opening Ceremony      

His Excellency Donald Ramotar, President of Guyana, delivering his speech to the Opening Ceremony

His Excellency Donald Ramotar, President of Guyana, delivering his speech to the Opening Ceremony

Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Caribbean Community Secretary-General delivering his speech to the Opening Ceremony

CARICOM Heads of Government; CARICOM Secretary-General and Heads of Delegation of CARICOM Member States at the Summit

CARICOM Heads of Government, and Heads of Delegation of CARICOM Member States at the Summit applauding after the speech delivered by President of Guyana, His Excellency Donald Ramotar

The Most Honourable Portia Simpson-Miller, Prime Minister of Jamaica delivering her speech to the Opening Ceremony

The Most Honourable Portia Simpson-Miller, Prime Minister of Jamaica delivering her speech to the Opening Ceremony

The Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas (left), congratulating The Most Honourable Portia Simpson-Miller, Prime Minister of Jamaica after her speech to the Opening Ceremony

From L-R: The Most Honourable Portia Simpson-Miller, Prime Minister of Jamaica; His Excellency Michel Martelly, President of Haiti; and His Excellency Donald Ramotar, President of Guyana, during the Opening Ceremony

A cultural presentation during the Opening Ceremony

A cultural presentation during the Opening Ceremony

A cultural presentation during the Opening Ceremony

Foreign Minister of The Bahamas, The Honourable Fred Mitchell delivering a speech on behalf of his Prime Minister at the Opening Ceremony

Foreign Minister of The Bahamas, The Honourable Fred Mitchell delivering a speech on behalf of his Prime Minister at the Opening Ceremony

Foreign Minister of The Bahamas, The Honourable Fred Mitchell delivering a speech on behalf of his Prime Minister at the Opening Ceremony

A quip from The Honourable Fred Mitchell has The Hon. Baldwin Spencer (left), Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda; and Chairman of the Caribbean Community, Dr. The Hon. Kenny D Anthony (right) doubled over in laughter

Foreign Minister of The Bahamas, The Honourable Fred Mitchell delivering a speech on behalf of his Prime Minister at the Opening Ceremony

Her Excellency Dame Pearlette Louisy Governor General of Saint Lucia (third, right) and Members of the Saint Lucia cabinet including: The Hon. Alva Baptiste (first, right), Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Civil Aviation; Claudius Francis (second, right), President of the Senate; The Hon. Peter Foster Speaker of the House of Assembly (fourth, left); The Hon. Hon. Philip J Pierre (third from left); Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Port Services and Transport.  

A quip from The Hon. Fred Mitchell has The Hon. Baldwin Spencer (left), Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda; and Chairman of the Caribbean Community, Dr. The Hon. Kenny D.  Anthony (right) doubled over in laughter

 

The humour continues as The Hon. Fred Mitchell (left) joins The Hon. Baldwin Spencer (centre), Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda; and Chairman of the Caribbean Community, Dr. The Hon. Kenny D. Anthony (right)

Chairman of the Caribbean Community, Dr. The Honourable Kenny D. Anthony delivering his speech to the Opening Ceremony

Chairman of the Caribbean Community, Dr. The Honourable Kenny D. Anthony delivering his speech to the Opening Ceremony

Ambassador Colin Granderson, Assistant Secretary-General, Directorate of Foreign and Community Relations, CARICOM Secretariat reading a Citation for the award of the Order of the Caribbean Community (OCC) to Dr. Kamaluddin Mohammed   

A walk of honour: Alimuddin Mohammed, son of Dr. Kamaluddin Mohammed, the newest recipient of the Order of the Caribbean Community, walks to centre stage to receive the award on behalf of his father. Second is Chairman of the Caribbean Community Dr. The Hon. Kenny Anthony; and third is Ms Myrna Bernard, Officer-in-charge of the Directorate of Human and Social Development, CARICOM Secretariat.

A walk of honour: Alimuddin Mohammed, son of Dr. Kamaluddin Mohammed, the newest recipient of the Order of the Caribbean Community, walks to centre stage to receive the award on behalf of his father. Second is Chairman of the Caribbean Community Dr. The Hon. Kenny Anthony; and third is Ms Myrna Bernard, Officer-in-charge of the Directorate of Human and Social Development, CARICOM Secretariat. 

Mr. Alimuddin Mohammed (left), son of Dr. Kamaluddin Mohammed, the newest recipient of the Order of the Caribbean Community, stands to receive the award on behalf of his father from Chairman of CARICOM, Dr. The Honourable Kenny D. Anthony, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia (centre), at left is Ms Myrna Bernard, Officer-in-Charge of the Directorate of Human and Social Development.

Mr. Alimuddin Mohammed (left), son of Dr. Kamaluddin Mohammed, the newest recipient of the Order of the Caribbean Community, receives the award on behalf of his father from Chairman of CARICOM, Dr. The Honourable Kenny D. Anthony, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia.

Mr. Alimuddin Mohammed (left), son of Dr. Kamaluddin Mohammed, the newest recipient of the Order of the Caribbean Community, accepts the Citation on behalf of his father from Chairman of CARICOM, Dr. The Honourable Kenny D. Anthony, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia.  

 

Mr. Alimuddin Mohammed (left), son of Dr. Kamaluddin Mohammed, the newest recipient of the Order of the Caribbean Community, delivering a speech on behalf of his father

Mr. Alimuddin Mohammed (left), son of Dr. Kamaluddin Mohammed, presents a biography of  father to Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, CARICOM Secretary-General

His Excellency Michel Martelly (right), President of Haiti interfaces with the media after the Opening Ceremony

First working session of the meeting
 

Chairman of the Caribbean Community, Dr. The Honourable Kenny D. Anthony (right), Prime Minister of Saint Lucia speaking at the first working session of the Thirty-Third Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community. Gros Islet, Saint Lucia, Wednesday 4th July, 2012. From  left are: Ambassador Colin Granderson, Assistant Secretary-General, Directorate of Foreign and Community Relations; and Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, CARICOM Secretary-General.

Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, CARICOM Secretary-General interacts with The Hon. Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago

Chairman of the Caribbean Community, Dr. The Honourable Kenny D. Anthony ( far, right), Prime Minister of Saint Lucia speaking at the first working session of the Meeting. From  left are: Ms Safiya Ali, General Counsel, CARICOM Secretariat; Ambassador Colin Granderson, Assistant Secretary-General, Directorate of Foreign and Community Relations; and Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, CARICOM Secretary-General.

First working session of the meeting

 

Chairman of the Caribbean Community, Dr. The Honourable Kenny D. Anthony (right), Prime Minister of Saint Lucia speaking at the first working session of the Meeting. From left are: Ms Safiya Ali, General Counsel, CARICOM Secretariat; Ambassador Colin Granderson, Assistant Secretary-General, Directorate of Foreign and Community Relations; and Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, CARICOM Secretary-General.

The Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas (right), Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis; and The Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit (left), Prime Minister of Dominica
 

The Hon. Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago

His Excellency Michel Martelly (right), President of Haiti
 

From L-R: The Hon. Freundel Stuart, Prime Minister of Barbados; Dr. The Hon. Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines; and The Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of Dominica

 

CARICOM Heads of Government; Heads of Delegation and CARICOM Secretary-General meeting in caucus 
 

From L-R: Dr. The Hon. Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines; and The Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of Dominica; His Excellency Desiré Bouterse, President of Suriname; and His Excellency Donald Ramotar, President of Guyana