CARICOM Leaders and US in Energy Summit in Washington

By Kendol Morgan Last updated Jan 27, 2015

Chair of CARICOM, the Rt. Hon. Perry Christie, Prime Minister of The Bahamas, chairs a CARICOM caucus at the Organisation of American States in Washington D.C., on Monday ahead of the Energy Summit. With him are, from left, Assistant Secretary-General, Foreign and Community Relations, CARICOM Secretariat, Ambassador Colin Granderson, CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, and Foreign Affairs Minister of The Bahamas, the Hon. Fred Mitchell. Seated behind is Programme Manager, Energy at the CARICOM Secretariat, Dr. Devon Gardner. — Chair of CARICOM, the Rt. Hon. Perry Christie, Prime Minister of The Bahamas, (second from right) presides over a CARICOM caucus at the Organisation of American States in Washington D.C., ahead of the Energy Summit. With him are, from left, Assistant Secretary-General, Foreign and Community Relations, CARICOM Secretariat, Ambassador Colin Granderson, CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, and Foreign Affairs Minister of The Bahamas, the Hon. Fred Mitchell. Seated behind them is Programme Manager, Energy at the CARICOM Secretariat, Dr. Devon Gardner.

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders will join United States Vice President Joseph Biden in a Caribbean Energy Security Summit in Washington DC, USA on Monday 26 January.

The Caribbean Energy Security Initiative was launched by Vice President Biden in June 2014, during a trip to the Dominican Republic and is being proposed as a portfolio of activities designed to provide different options for assisting in the transformation of the Caribbean’s energy sector.

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During their one-day stay in Washington, the CARICOM Heads of Government will also engage in a follow up meeting with the Vice President to gauge progress on the issues agreed to during their meeting in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago in May 2013. Their day will begin with a breakfast discussion on climate change issues with the US.

Keynote addresses at the opening of the Energy Security Summit will be delivered by CARICOM Chairman, the Rt Honourable Perry Christie, Prime Minister of The Bahamas and Vice President Biden. The Summit format includes three panel discussions with CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque participating in the panel on “Public Sector Catalysing International Finance”. That panel also includes President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dr Warren Smith, President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Mr Luis Moreno and the Honourable David Anderson, Parliamentary Secretary to the Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs.

The other panels are “Overcoming Barriers to Investment” and “Comprehensive Approaches to Energy Transformation”. Dr the Honourable James Fletcher, Minister of Public Service, Sustainable Development, Science, Energy and Technology of Saint Lucia and Chairman of CARICOM’s Task Force on Sustainable Development is scheduled to participate in the latter panel.

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