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Prime Minister of Jamaica and CARICOM Chair, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), engages in a discussion with President of Guyana, His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali (second right), during an External Trade Negotiation Committee Breakfast Meeting at the Jewel Grande Hotel in St. James on Monday (July 7). Sharing in the conversation are Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, and Prime Minister of The Bahamas, Hon. Philip Davis. The meeting is part of the 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM from July 6 to 8 under the theme ‘People, Partnership and Prosperity – Promoting a Secure and Sustainable Future’.
Prime Minister of Jamaica and CARICOM Chair, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), engages in a discussion with President of Guyana, His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali (second right), during an External Trade Negotiation Committee Breakfast Meeting at the Jewel Grande Hotel in St. James on Monday (July 7). Sharing in the conversation are Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, and Prime Minister of The Bahamas, Hon. Philip Davis. The meeting is part of the 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM from July 6 to 8 under the theme ‘People, Partnership and Prosperity – Promoting a Secure and Sustainable Future’.

CARICOM Discusses Response as US Tariff Pause Expires July 9

By: Okoye Henry, July 8, 2025
The CARICOM Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee on External Trade Negotiations met this morning (July 7) to strategise a response to the ‘America First’ trade policy, which imposes a 10 per cent...
Presentation 2 Prime Minister and Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Chair, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, points out the Bresheh branding on a bag embossed with the CARICOM logo to Secretary-General of CARICOM, Dr. Carla Barnett. Dr. Holnesss presented the locally made bag to Dr. Barnett at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St James, on Saturday (July 5), where the 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM is under way. Jamaica is hosting the meeting under the theme ‘People, Partnership and Prosperity – Promoting a Secure and Sustainable Future’.

PHOTO: PM Gifts Locally Made Bag to CARICOM Secretary-General

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General, Dr. Carla Barnett, addresses the opening ceremony for the 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Sunday (July 6).

Secretary-general Underscores Jamaica’s Pivotal Role in Advancing CARICOM’s Integration Agenda

By: DONIQUE WESTON, July 7, 2025

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