The 24th Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM recently adopted a āRegional Crime and Security Strategyā.
The Strategy resulted from consultations among regional security officials of CARICOM Member States by the CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS), as mandated by the Council of Ministers Responsible for National Security and Law Enforcement (CONSLE) at its Fifth Meeting.
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IMPACS headquarters Port ā of ā Spain Trinidad and Tobago_ Senior Security OfficialsĀ from across the Caribbean Community met via video conference on Thursday as theĀ CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) convened the FirstĀ Meeting of the Steering Committee to oversee the development of the Regional CrimeĀ and Security Strategy (RCSS).
ā It is my pleasure, as Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, to be in Antigua and Barbuda and to join in greeting you all on behalf of the Caribbean Community Secretariat and indeed of the entire Community.
This meeting comes at a very hectic period for me and the Secretariat, as we are in the process of preparing for the 31st Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government, which takes place in Montego Bay, Jamaica in just over a weekās time from 4th to 7th July.
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A special good day to all.
I am very pleased to be here, to address you on behalf of the Caribbean Side of this partnership at this the Inaugural Caribbean-United States Security Cooperation Dialogue. This is an historic phase in an already strong relationship between the United States of America and Caribbean Member States. |
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Chairman of the Council of National Security and Law Enforcement (CONSLE) Senator the Honourable Martin Joseph on Thursday, told the Opening Ceremony of the CONSLE that the Caribbean Community should utilize every means to finance the security agenda.
Allow me to join with the Secretary General of CARICOM in thanking the Government of the Republic of Suriname for its graciousness in being excellent host to this the Eighth Meeting of the CARICOM Council for National Security and Law Enforcement. I am certain that I speak for all present.
We have all been the beneficiaries of the exceptional service and organization that has been displayed in the coordination for this Meeting thus far, as well as the ones which preceded it.
Salutations
It is my pleasure to chair this opening session of the Seventh Meeting of the Council for National Security and Law Enforcement (CONSLE). I am sure that you will have no reservation endorsing my request for this CONSLE to join President Bharrat Jagdeo of the Republic of Guyana, the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community and other CARICOM leaders in acknowledging one of the most historic events in modern times and offering our warmest congratulations to President-elect of the USA, Senator Barack Obama.
Chair
Honourable Samuel Hinds, Prime Minister of the Republic of Guyana
Honourable Martin Joseph, Minister of National Security of Trinidad and Tobago and Chair of CONSLE
Honourable Ministers of Government of other Member states
Chair and Members of the Security Policy and Advisory Committee (SEPAC)
Executive Director and staff of the Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS)
Staff Members of the CARICOM Secretariat
Representatives of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen
Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite, Deputy Secretary General, CARICOM Secretariat
Other Members of the Head Table
Fellow Ministers responsible for National Security throughout the Community
Distinguished Delegates
Members of the Press
Ladies and Gentlemen
A pleasant good morning to you