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From:TheBahamasWeekly.com International
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- His Excellency Dr. Eugene Newry, Bahamas Ambassador to the United States, officially ended his six-month tenure as Chairman of the Caucus of CARICOM Ambassadors in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, July 7, at a Caucus meeting held at the Organization of American States (OAS) main building on 17th Street, N.W. Dr. Newry passed the gavel, the symbol of leadership of the 14-member group, to H.E. John E. Beale, Barbados Ambassador to the United States and Permanent Representative to OAS, who will serve as Chairman for the next six months, in alignment with Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart serving as Chairman of CARICOM until the end of 2015. Dr. Newry’s term as Chairman coincided with Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie’s assumption of the Chairmanship of CARICOM in January for the first six months of 2015. The Bahamas actually ascended into Chairmanship one month earlier, due to Antigua and Barbuda relinquishing it in December. Prime Minister Christie officially turned over the Chairmanship of CARICOM to Barbados Prime Minister Stuart at the opening ceremony for the Thirty-Sixth Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM in Bridgetown, Barbados, on July 2. In brief remarks prior to handing over the mantle of leadership of the CARICOM Caucus, Ambassador Newry thanked his colleague Ambassadors for the opportunity to serve as Chairman of the Caucus for the past six months. “Around this table we have some of the smartest people, some of the smartest diplomats, and we must continue to have a smarter plan of action in working towards our regional goals,” Dr. Newry said.
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