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The Heads of Government of the 14 independent Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states will be among other leaders of the Hemisphere that will participate in the Fifth Summit of the Americas in Port of Spain this week.The Summit, which begins on Friday, is being held under the theme ‘Securing Our Citizens’ Future by Promoting Human Prosperity, Energy Security and Environmental Sustainability’.This summit brings together 34 Hemispheric Heads of State and Government to exchange ideas and opinions on the main political, economic, social and security challenges facing the Hemisphere and to develop strategies and solutions to collectively address these challenges.Already, the Heads of State and Government of the 34 member states have negotiated a 97-paragraph draft Declaration of Commitment of Port of Spain for adoption.Patrick Manning, host Prime Minster, and Dean Barrow, Prime Minister of Belize and current Chairman of CARICOM, will address the opening ceremony on Friday at the Hyatt Regency, Trinidad.Rene Preval, President of the Republic of Haiti, will make remarks on Human Prosperity on Saturday during the Summit’s first plenary session while Prime Minister of Grenada, Tillman Thomas, will speak on Environmental Sustainability during a working lunch on Saturday.Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines will address the third Plenary Session on Democratic Governance, Public Security and Summit Follow up also on Saturday.The Summit is being held for the first time in a Caricom Member State.Caricom Secretary General, Edwin Carrington, said that the Summit is opportune in light of the need for urgent and comprehensive responses to the current global economic crisis.“Our governments must work diligently together to ensure that the economic crisis is resolved as quickly as possible to bring immediate relief to those who are suffering from the negative impact from the crisis and to make the future more secure for everyone”He noted that the people of the Americas need to know that their elected leaders are taking steps,Wholesale NFL Jerseys From China, in the immediate, short and long term, to address their needs.Dr. Carrington commented further that the Summit should also serve to enhance and strengthen CARICOM relations with the rest of the hemisphere.In addition, he pointed out, the Summit would give participating countries an opportunity to strengthen their relationship with the United States.“With all the challenges facing the Hemisphere and indeed the world today, it is vital that the United States be fully engaged with all countries in the Americas including Cuba.”The Community will be actively involved in the three pre-summit engagements – a Private Sector Forum on Wednesday and Thursday, under the theme ‘Promoting Private Sector-led Prosperity in the Emerging Decade: The Quest for Competitiveness Revisited.’A Civil Society Forum under the theme ‘Social Innovation and Implementation: Citizens in Motion’ will be hosted on Thursday and a Youth Forum of the Americas will begin on Wednesday also.The Youth forum will be focused on reviewing the opportunities for entrepreneurship and innovation across various sectors, and particular attention will be placed on technology and new sources of energy.CARICOM leaders will also engage in a number of bi-lateral meetings with other Heads of State and Government and leading political representatives.