[NYTr]  CARICOM Tackles Social Issues, Meets w/US Rep Charlies Rangel
 
Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 18:55:28 -0500 (CDT)


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Social Issues at CARICOM Summit

Bridgetown, Jul 2 (Prensa Latina) Leaders from the Caribbean Community
(CARICOM) of nations reflect Monday on the most significant social
affairs of the area, a key issue in the agenda of the bloc"s 28th
Summit, which started July 1. 

As happened in recent regional meetings, economic and trade affairs
related to the creation of the Single Market Economy (MEUC) in 2008
will be also analyzed by chiefs of Government.

According to general secretary Edwin Carrington, deliberations in the
Barbadian capital"s Hilton Hotel focus on the high price of
transportation, AIDS, public safety and others of social interest.

The CARICOM Summit began Sunday in the Parliament headquarters, from
where participants went to the Independence Square in Bridgetown, to
pay tribute to this country"s National Hero Errol Barrow.

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CARICOM Talks with US Congress Member Rangel

Georgetown, Jul 2 (Prensa Latina) Heads of Government of the Caribbean
Community (CARICOM) met with the US House Ways and Means Committee
Chairman of the US Congress, Charles Rangel (Dem.)in Barbados.

The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 28th MERCOSUR Summit
with the objective to review results of recent talks between CARICOM
and US President George W. Bush, Prime Minister of Barbados, Owen
Arthur, announced.

"We will review agreements reached in the Summit Caribbean US in
Washington on June 19-21 and pave the way for strengthened links with
the US Congress, leading to a modern, vibrant and win-win relation," he
said.

Rangel is seen in the Community as a valued friend, who makes sure that
the US Congress pays attention to the bloc, said Arthur.

Prime Minister of Jamaica, Portia Simpson, said the Caribbean-US Summit
will only have long-ranging implications if discussion is followed by
deeds.

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