Dominica to Host Next PetroCaribe Heads of State Summit

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - July 1, 2013

Above: Roseau (CJ Photo)

By the Caribbean Journal staff

The island of Dominica will be hosting the Ninth Summit of Heads of State and Government of the PetroCaribe alliance.

The decision to convene the summit in Dominica was made at the conclusion of the Ninth PetroCaribbe summit in Managua this weekend.

Dominica is one of the 18 PetroCaribe member states, excluding Venezuela.

PetroCaribe did not announce the exact location of the meeting.

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