The Third Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) got underway, Wednesday, January 28, in Costa Rica. The meeting opened with an address by Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas the Rt. Hon. Perry Christie. The Prime Minister is pictured second right at the Diplomatic Lounge on arrival in Costa Rica Tuesday night.

Also shown, from left: Bahamas Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration the Hon. Fred Mitchell; Trinidad & Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar; and Bahamas Minister of Financial Services the Hon. Hope Strachan. (BIS Photo/Peter Ramsay)