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Declaration of Port-of-Spain not signed, further negotiation needed

Apr 20, 2009 News

Tusika Martin in Trinidad

The curtain came down yesterday on the Fifth Summit of the Americas-three days of deliberations-which ended with no signatures to ‘Declaration of Port of Spain.’
At a very simple closing ceremony, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago said that while these countries did not sign the declaration, it was nonetheless adopted.
This means that it was recognized that there was no unanimity even though there was consensus on the document.
Manning told the leaders of the hemisphere that he is however confident that the deliberations have heralded the dawn of the ‘newer, brighter and better day’ that was anticipated when the summit was launched on Friday.
The Declaration of Port-of-Spain was negotiated after about two years of meetings and consensus.
He noted that the summit turned out to be a single example of cooperation and collaboration between the countries in the western hemisphere and the ‘spirit of cooperation’ was more than evident in the deliberations.
The Fifth Summit of the Americas began on Friday under the theme, “Securing Our Citizens’ Future by Promoting Human Prosperity, Energy Security and Environmental Sustainability.”
It brought together the Heads of State and Government of the Western Hemisphere to discuss common concerns, seek solutions and develop a shared vision for the future development of the region, be it economic, social or political in nature.
The hemisphere was given US $448M by the United States under the Micro-finance Growth Fund to enable immediate assistance for those that have been hit hard by the global financial crisis.
An additional US$30M was given to the Caribbean to strengthen cooperation on security in the region.
Trinidad spent about US$100M to host the summit, which derived its benefits and success from the progress made at the previous Summits of the Americas and the two Special Summits. These provided solid basis for developing a focused, integrated and results-oriented Inter-American Agenda that encouraged the effective engagement of civil society, the private sector, indigenous peoples, Afro-descendants, women, youth and regional institutions in the summit process.

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