Stage set for CARICOM summit today

Flag welcome: Flags belonging to CARICOM nations were hoisted at the Eugene F. Correia International Airport yesterday as Guyana prepares to co-host the 37th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community which begins today.

CARICOM Heads of Government will meet for their 37th Regular Meeting from today in Georgetown and observers say that a key topic for discussion will be Britain’s shock withdrawal from the European Union (EU) and its implications for the region.

The opening ceremony for the July 4th  to 6th meeting is scheduled for 5 pm today at the National Cultural Centre.

President David Granger is among the leaders listed to address the opening ceremony, according to an advisory from CARICOM. Guyana is co-hosting the meeting with the CARICOM Secretariat as Dominica was unable to do so because of the