The meeting was an opportunity for the leaders to examine the overview of regional and global developments. They were also able to discuss the following items:
· Existing Bilateral Trade Agreements
· CARIFORUM/European Union (EU) Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA)
· Possible New Bilateral Trade Agreements
· The World Trade Organisation
· Future Trade Relationships with the United Kingdom – Post BREXIT
· The Approach to Ensuring Continuity of the Necessary Aspects of the Cotonou Agreement
· ACP/EU Post-Cotonou Negotiations
Thereafter, the leaders commenced the First Business Session-Plenary where one of the main items up for discussion was the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME).

As the day proceeds, the leaders will be hosted to a working lunch by Prime Minister of Jamaica the Honourable Andrew Holness where they will engage in an exchange of views with the President of Cuba, His Excellency Miguel Diaz-Canel.

Later on in the day the leaders will also meet in caucus and engage in discussions on security issue; matters related to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ); legal opinion on the entitlement of Haitian nationals to an automatic six months upon arrival in CARICOM member states as well as a report of the commission to review Jamaica’s relations within the CARICOM and CARIFORUM frameworks.

At the time of this release the First Business Plenary Session was still in progress.

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