Prime Min­is­ter Dr Kei­th Row­ley is in Ot­tawa, Cana­da, at­tend­ing the first-ever Cana­da-Cari­com Sum­mit.

The Sum­mit, which runs from Oc­to­ber 17-19, is be­ing co-chaired by Cana­da Prime Min­is­ter Justin Trudeau and Do­mini­ca Prime Min­is­ter Roo­sevelt Sker­rit, who is the cur­rent chair of Cari­com.

The agen­da to be dis­cussed at the event in­cludes cli­mate change and re­silience; ac­cess to fi­nance and glob­al fi­nan­cial ar­chi­tec­ture re­form; Haiti; re­gion­al se­cu­ri­ty; and trade and in­vest­ment.

The theme, Strate­gic Part­ners for a Re­silient Fu­ture, fo­cus­es on Cana­da’s strong ties with the Caribbean, with the aim of strength­en­ing co­op­er­a­tion and chart­ing a bet­ter fu­ture.

Row­ley is lead­ing the T&T del­e­ga­tion, which in­cludes for­mer min­is­ter and High Com­mis­sion­er to Cana­da Den­nis Moses.

The open­ing ses­sion will be­gin at 10.15 am to­day, with ad­dress­es to be de­liv­ered by Trudeau and Sker­rit; as well as Cari­com Sec­re­tary-Gen­er­al Dr Car­la Bar­nett.

The Trade and In­vest­ment ses­sion will take place to­mor­row from 10.30 am; while a me­dia brief­ing will be held at 1.30 pm to­mor­row.