PRIME Minister Andrew Holness left Jamaica yesterday afternoon for Canada, where he will fulfil a number of official engagements, including attending a meeting of the Group of Seven (G7) Summit.
The G7 Summit is set for June 8-9 in La Malbaie, in the Charlevoix region of Quebec, Canada. Prime Minister Holness will make a special presentation to the global leaders at the G7 Outreach Session. He will also participate in an exchange with the leaders at the summit.
Holness was specially invited to attend the Summit by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who is hosting the event. Canada assumed the G7 presidency on January 1.
The invitation to Prime Minister Holness will make him the first Jamaican prime minister to speak at the summit with the leaders of the seven most developed countries in the world.
The summit will focus on issues such as building resilient coasts and communities, ocean knowledge and science, and sustainable oceans and fisheries.
The leaders will also explore how to best address pressing challenges, including plastic in oceans and illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.
The G7 consists of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States, and the leaders of all seven nations are expected to be represented by the head of government.
Source-JO
