The Tribune

PRIME Minister Perry Christie went to the Fifth Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) in Haiti.

Mr Christie was accompanied by Minster of Foreign Affairs Fred Mitchell, Minister of Tourism Obie Wilchcombe, the Bahamas’ High Commissioner to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Picewell Forbes, and Godfrey Rolle Ambassador to the Republic of Haiti.

The Bahamas’ delegation joined 15 other member states.

Among the issues addressed were sustainable tourism, trade, air and maritime transport, and disaster risk reduction.

The summit aimed to approve the Declaration of Haiti, a document on institutional transformation of the future of the ACS, as well as a Plan of Action, which seeks to strengthen the concerted and collaborative strategy for cooperation in the thrust for development of the Member and Associate Member States of the region.