CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting Opening Ceremony in photographs

By Michelle Nurse Last updated Jul 5, 2016

The Thirty-Seventh Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) opened on Monday evening at the National Cultural Centre in Georgetown, Guyana. The plenary sessions of the Conference begin tomorrow morning at the Pegasus Hotel. Here are some highlights of the ceremony:

Heads of Government of CARICOM on stage at the National Cultural Centre Monday evening

Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, the Hon Allen Chastanet

Convoy of vehicles ferrying CARICOM Heads of State arrives at the National Cultural Centre

Warm hug: Prime Minister Freundel Stuart of Barbados and President Desi Bouterse of Suriname hug as Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves of St. Vincent and the Grenadines looks on

Prime Ministers’ Perry Christie of The Bahamas, Gaston Browne of Antigua and Barbuda, Roosevelt Skerrit of Dominica and President David Granger of Guyana

Prime Ministers Perry Christie (right) and Keith Mitchell of The Bahamas and Grenada respectively

President of Guyana and COnference co-host, His Excellency David Granger and Chair of Conference and Prime Minister of Dominica, the Hon Roosevelt Skerrit descend the stairs at the National Cultural Centre

CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque greets Guyana’s First Lady Sandra Granger as Chair of the Conference and Prime Minister of Dominica, the Hon Roosevelt Skerrit looks on

CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Prime Minister of Barbados, the Hon. Freundel Stuart and President of Suriname, His Excellency Desi Bouterse

Prime Ministers Andrew Holness and Timothy Harris share a light moment before the opening ceremony

Observing a moment of silence for former Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Patrick Manning who died on Saturday

CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque addresses the opening ceremony of the 37th Regular CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting Monday evening

37th Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM