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Caribbean Documentary
Reports On
Belize Prime Minister
Hon. Dean O. Barrow?
visit to New York City where he participated in the New York Conference on the Caribbean along with other CARICOM leaders. The conference, June 19-20, was primarily focused on education and investment, as well as facilitate engagement with the Caribbean Diaspora.
In June 2007, following the First Caricom Heads of Government meeting with a USA president, President George W. Bush, known as Conference on the Caribbean, Brooklyn Borough President, Marty Markowitz, envisioned hosting these Heads of Government in Brooklyn, NY in June 2008 during June Is National Caribbean Heritage Month. Later, at the 28th meeting of CARICOM Heads in July, 2007, Heads of Government met with Congressman Charles Rangel, Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee of the US House to Representatives, and engaged in an exchange of views on a number of issues of interest to the Caribbean Community.? Thus,?both, Brooklyn BP Marty Markowitz and Congressman Charlie Rangel teamed up to host Caricom Heads of Government visit to New York.
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CARICOM Heads of Government of New York
June 20, 2008
York College Performing Arts Center
94-45 Guy R. Brewer Blvd
Jamaica NY USA
Facilitating an Open Dialogue with
CARICOM Leaders
and
The Caribbean Diaspora in North America
A forum presented by
CARICOM Consular Corps of New York
and
York College, the City University of New York
Open to the public on a first come first served basis
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DIASPORA FORUM
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CARICOM Consular Corps of New York City and York College, CUNY, proudly present "The Diaspora Forum," an event that will provide a medium for open dialogue between Heads of CARICOM and the Caribbean nationals livings in the New York region.
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During this forum, CARICOM Heads of Government will discuss the importance of increasing the Diaspora participation in the development of the CARICOM region, as well as investment opportunities available to Caribbean nationals abroad under the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME).? There will also be interactive Q&A session.
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Participants will include:
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Heads of CARICOM Government
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Consular Corps
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Secretary General of CARICOM
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Director General of OECS
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President CDB
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Governor ECCB
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Vice Chancellor UWI
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CARICOM Delegations Ambassadors
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Professor Cardinal Ward of MIT
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Queens Borough President
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Other Elected Officials
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Caribbean Diaspora
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Academics
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NGO's and thegeneral pubic
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