CARICOM dedicated to youth involvement in regional issues

Monday, February 1, 2010 – Prime Minister Honourable Stephenson King returned to the island on Monday, following the inaugural “Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Summit on Youth Development”.

The summit which was held in Suriname, ended on Saturday with the endorsement of the main recommendations of the CARICOM Commission on Youth Development (CCYD), by the CARICOM leaders.

According to a report from Caribbean Net News, the recommendations are with regard to the CSME, youth governance, human resource development, sports and culture.

The report further states that at the end of the meeting, CARICOM issued the “Declaration of Paramaribo on the Future of Youth in the Caribbean Community” outlining intentions of the governments to further the youth agenda in the region.

Prime Minister King along with Dominica's Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerritt and Suriname’s President, Ronald Venetiaan who has lead responsibility for youth affairs hosted a press conference following the summit.

Asked whether he was pleased about the outcome of the conference Venetiaan said, he was satisfied, even though not all the Heads of government were present.

Venetiaan said Prime Minister Stephenson King made a significant contribution to the conference.

Meanwhile, the leaders are studying options to include youth representatives in their regular meeting in July, to continue discussions.

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