PM Holness enroute to Ninth Summit of the Americas
Prime Minister Andrew Holness departed the island on Tuesday afternoon for the Ninth Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, California.
According to a release, the PM is expected to hold bilateral discussion with US Government officials and other high level officials during his visit.
The Ninth Summit of the Americas, which was initially scheduled to be held in 2021 was postponed to 2022, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and to facilitate an in-person engagement. This Summit began on June 6th under the theme,“Building a Sustainable, Resilient and Equitable Future”.
Prime Minister Holness is expected to address a plenary session and participate along with several Heads of Government in other discussions. Among the issued to be discussed are:
Health and Resilience in the Americas;
· Our Green Future;
· Accelerating the Clean Energy Transition;
· Regional Agenda for Digital Transformation; and
· Inter-American Action Plan on Democratic Governance
Accompanying the Prime Minister is the Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce Senator Aubyn Hill. Jamaica’s Ambassador to Washington Audrey Marks will join the Prime Minister at the Summit.
The Prime Minister is expected to return to the island on June 11, 2022.
During his absence, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Dr. Horace Chang will be in charge of Government.
