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By: Janelle Charles

pressbrfrm.jpg (5066 bytes) The staging of the 19th CARICOM Heads of Government Conference here in St. Lucia will attract significant media coverage given the far reaching consequences of decisions to be made at that meeting. The speedy flow of timely and accurate information, especially to the 6 million people, making up the 14 member state community is a high priority.

Arrangements that are in keeping with international standards, have been made for the print and electronic media at the National Insurance Building at the Castries Waterfront - the summit’s main conference site.

CARICOM Media Centre

Regional telecommunications company Cable and Wireless (W.I.) Ltd., is sponsoring the Media Center which is equipped to allow the expected 40 media houses to cover the Conference and to maintain telecommunication links with their home base.

GIS Switching Room: Cable and Wireless’ Keetes Compton told GIS, that the company is assisting with putting in local telecommunications in the conference centre. The telecommunications giant along with the Government Information Service and the Caribbean Broadcasting Union, are collaborating to provide extensive coverage of the summit. The opening ceremony, the closing news conference and the main cultural event will all be carried live.

Gary Allen – CBU "Our live coverage will also be extended to our news cast, which on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday will also be live in St. Lucia."

The local media has been engaged in a number of preparatory exercises ahead of the June 30 conference. The CARICOM Secretariat recently conducted a media clinic to update media persons on the latest developments within the community.

Leonard Robertson – CARICOM Secretariat, "We feel there’s a responsibility on the part of the Secretariat, to give the media a solid background into what is being discussed, why it is being discussed, where we are in the various areas that we will be discussing at the heads of Government Conference."

The CARICOM Secretariat has given its commitment to facilitate the smooth flow of information from the summit by means of daily press briefings which will be hosted by regional Prime Ministers and a major press conference at the end of the five day summit.

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