Welcome to CHOGM 2009
Welcome to the official
website of the Commonwealth Heads of
Government Meeting (CHOGM) to be hosted in
the city of Port of Spain in the Republic of
Trinidad and Tobago on November 27-29, 2009.
At their 2007 summit in Kampala, Uganda,
Commonwealth Heads of Government reaffirmed
their decision to meet in Trinidad and
Tobago in 2009.
The CHOGM is the supreme body of the
Commonwealth. It is convened every two years
to review global, political and economic
developments and to conduct a strategic
overview of the Commonwealth's work in
support of the interests of member
countries.
The objective of this Summit is to engage
leaders of the Commonwealth in discussing
global and Commonwealth issues and to agree
upon collective policies and initiatives.
All nations, regardless of size, have an
equal say at this meeting. All CHOGM
decisions and initiatives are reached only
by consensus.
CHOGMs are distinct from other international
meetings in that heads of government meet in
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News & Events
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Environmental Issues on
Agenda for Commonwealth Leaders
Today June 17, is observed as World Day
to Combat Desertification and Drought.
The theme of this year’s observance is “Conserving land and water =
Securing our common future”. Through this theme, the United Nations
highlights the fact that threats to soil security unleashed by
desertification, land degradation and the effects of drought constitute
a peril to securing our common future.
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Commonwealth Secretariat hosts
Caribbean Business Media Workshop
Some 21 media practitioners from
Trinidad and Tobago and other Caribbean countries will take part in a
three-day workshop designed to expand awareness and upgrade skills in
the coverage of international financial, economic and business affairs.
Minister of Trade and Industry Mariano Browne, who is also Minister in
the Ministry of Finance, will deliver the keynote address during the
opening of the workshop, at Crowne Plaza, from 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday
3rd June, 2009. more... |
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Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
launches the Commonwealth Business Forum at the Royal Automobile Club,
London
I welcome
the opportunity to address you at this formal launch of the seventh
Commonwealth Business Forum which will be held in Trinidad and Tobago
from November 23-26, 2009. The fact that I have travelled to London for
the occasion is an indication of the level of importance we attach to
this event. I thank the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Commonwealth
Business Council for making this launch possible.
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Kamalesh Sharma, Commonwealth
Secretary-General - 'We Shall Not Lose The World'
Prime Minister and Mrs Manning, Governor
Ewart Williams, Honorable Chief Justice and Attorney General, Chief
Secretary of the Tobago House of Assembly, Ministers and Senators, Worshipful Mayor, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, Erica
Williams-Connell. more... |
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Commonwealth
Secretary General visits Port of
Spain
The
Commonwealth Secretary-General,
Kamalesh Sharma will visit
Trinidad and Tobago from May
5-9,
2009 to discuss the country’s
hosting of the Commonwealth
Heads of Government Meeting from
November
27-29, 2009.
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Caribbean
Commonwealth Day Celebrations
Commonwealth Day is celebrated on the second Monday in
March every year and marked by a multi-faith service in
Westminster Abbey, normally attended by
Queen Elizabeth II,
Head of the Commonwealth, with the Commonwealth Secretary-General
and Commonwealth
High Commissioners in
London. The Queen delivers an address to the Commonwealth, which is
broadcasted throughout the world.
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