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Mar. 4 -- The Twenty-First
Inter-Sessional Meeting of The Conference of Heads
of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
is scheduled for 11-12 March 2010 at the Fort Young
Hotel, Roseau, Commonwealth of Dominica.
CARICOM Heads of Government
and World Bank President Mr. Robert B. Zoellick will
meet during the conference to discuss a number of
issues, the most pressing of which is the very high
debt burder that some Member States are currently
subject to.
Functions and Powers
of the Conference
The Conference is
the supreme Organ of the Community and determines
and provides policy direction for the Community.
Except where otherwise
provided in the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas establishing
the Caribbean Community including the CARICOM Single
Market and Economy, the Conference is the final authority
for the conclusion of treaties on behalf of the Community
and for entering into relationships between the Community
and international organisations and States.
The Conference may
take decisions in order to establish the financial
arrangements necessary to defray the expenses of the
Community and is the final authority on questions
arising in relation to the financial affairs of the
Community.
The Conference may
establish such Organs or Bodies as it considers necessary
for the achievement of the objectives of the Community.
The Conference may
issue policy directives of a general or special character
to other Organs and Bodies of the Community concerning
the policies to be pursued for the achievement of
the objectives of the Community and effect shall be
given to such directives.
Notwithstanding any
other provision of the Revised Treaty, the Conference
may consider and resolve disputes between Member States.
The Conference may
consult with entities within the Caribbean Region
or with other organisations and for this purpose may
establish such machinery as it considers necessary.
The Conference shall
regulate its own procedure and may decide to admit
at its deliberations as observers of non-Member States
of the Community and other entities.
Source: CARICOM
Secretariat
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