PM in Cuba for Association of Caribbean States Summit
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness left the island yesterday for the 7th Association of Caribbean States Summit in Cuba.
A news release from the Office of the Prime Minister Saturday said the election of a new secretary general to take over from Alfonso Munera is on the agenda.
Munera has been in office since 2002.
Prime Minister Holness, Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro, Colombia’s Juan Manuel Santos, Panama’s Juan Carlos Varela, Costa Rica’s Luis Guillermo Solis, most of the Caribbean nations leaders and the host, Cuba’s President Raul Castro, are expected to participate in the meeting.
The Association of Caribbean States was created in July of 1994 in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, with the aim of promoting consultation, cooperation and concerted action among all the countries of the Caribbean, comprising 25 member states.
During Prime Minister Holness’ absence, Minister of Finance Audley Shaw is in charge of the government.
Holness is expected to return to the island on Monday, June 6.
